shared parameters

NEW to Revit API.

I have seen the example - Revit 2013 SDK\Samples\ProjectInfo - which shows default project info on a form.

I have created a sheet which contains new labels from attached shared parameter file.

How can I load my new labels/attribute values onto a form - is this possible.

Can I load each value into a seperate textbox?

Any help would be much appreaciated.

Hi,

I've provided some thoughts on how to do this at http://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/20...arameter-data/

Regards
Harry

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Originally Posted by harrymattison345771

Hi,

I've provided some thoughts on how to do this at http://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/20...arameter-data/

Regards
Harry

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Thanks for the link : when I try I get error :
get_parameter is not a memeber of autodesk.revit.db.element on line:

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Dim parameter AsParameter = e.get_Parameter("myproject")

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I have converted to vb.net

Have now tried:

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  Public Sub GetSheetParams()

        Dim doc As Document = Command.RevitStartInfo.RevitDoc

        Dim sheetInfo As String = ""
        For Each e As Element In New FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(GetType(ViewSheet))
            ' get the parameter
            Dim parameter As Parameter = e.Parameter("myProjectNo")


            ' get the string value of the parameter
          Dim cadFileData = parameter.AsString
            sheetInfo += cadFileData + vbLf
        Next
        TaskDialog.Show("myProjectNo", sheetInfo)
    End Sub

End Class

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but now get error : Object Reference not set to an instance of an object on line -

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Dim cadFileData = parameter.AsString

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I am launching (GetSheetParams) from a button on my form - maybe this is wrong method.

Any help is much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by info347074

Have now tried:

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  Public Sub GetSheetParams()

        Dim doc As Document = Command.RevitStartInfo.RevitDoc

        Dim sheetInfo As String = ""
        For Each e As Element In New FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(GetType(ViewSheet))
            ' get the parameter
            Dim parameter As Parameter = e.Parameter("myProjectNo")


            ' get the string value of the parameter
          Dim cadFileData = parameter.AsString
            sheetInfo += cadFileData + vbLf
        Next
        TaskDialog.Show("myProjectNo", sheetInfo)
    End Sub

End Class

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but now get error : Object Reference not set to an instance of an object on line -

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Dim cadFileData = parameter.AsString

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Any help is much appreciated.

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The parameter variable is null, meaning that the parameter was not found on that element. I see that the parameter name in the shared parameter file you posted is actually "ProjectNo" and not "myProjectNo". Make sure you've spelled the parameter name correctly - the name is also case sensitive so keep that in mind as well.

If you want to explore an element's parameters, you should use RevitLookup which is part of the SDK. I don't think it comes pre-built so you'll need to compile it in Visual Studio and add the add-in to Revit yourself. It comes with instructions on how to do this.

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Originally Posted by cshha

The parameter variable is null, meaning that the parameter was not found on that element. I see that the parameter name in the shared parameter file you posted is actually "ProjectNo" and not "myProjectNo". Make sure you've spelled the parameter name correctly - the name is also case sensitive so keep that in mind as well.

If you want to explore an element's parameters, you should use RevitLookup which is part of the SDK. I don't think it comes pre-built so you'll need to compile it in Visual Studio and add the add-in to Revit yourself. It comes with instructions on how to do this.

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I think it is this line that is returning nothing :

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Dim parameter As Parameter = e.Parameter("ProjectNo")

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If I change it to one of the builtin parameters I get a value ie :

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Dim myRevision AsParameter = e.Parameter(BuiltInParameter.SHEET_CURRENT_REVISION)

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The parameter probably hasn't been added to the element yet then. When dealing with shared parameters, the parameter needs to be bound to the element before it can be set.

Check out this post from Jeremy Tammik's blog. There's a link near the bottom to download a set of helper functions to deal with shared parameters. The function you'll be interested in is GetOrCreateElemSharedParam

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/...r-binding.html