Driving a Family Type Parameter via Key Sched

[Scott Womack]

Has anyone been able to either directly drive a family type parameter with a Key Schedule, or found a work-around?

I've got door Panel families, nested into a door (HM) frame. I'd like to drive the family type parameter with a key schedule. Is this possible?

[dhurtubise]

Well you couldduse a shared parameter for the family the problem is that you can't reuse a shared parameter in a key schedule
So i guess the answer is no

[jim.110931]

I see that this is an old thread, but has anyone come up with a solution for this?(besides "it will be fixed in the next release")

[Scott Womack]

I don't believe this will be addressed any more. It would take a complete re-write of a significant part of the program code to achieve this. As such I have given up on this line of thought, and am looking for other ways to go.

[jim.110931]

I'm also trying to get nested door panels controlled by a family type parameter to be driven by a schedule key. Am I correct to assume that the main roadblock is that schedule keys still can't use shared parameters? Might the "other ways to go" you mention involve type catalogs?

[Scott Womack]

I'm also trying to get nested door panels controlled by a family type parameter to be driven by a schedule key. Am I correct to assume that the main roadblock is that schedule keys still can't use shared parameters?

This is correct. Key Schedules cannot access Shared Parameters. On a couple of families, I've used Type catalogs, but that means the family parameter must be a Type parameter in effect. I've also used an intermediate parameter, that the Key Schedule can drive, then set a Shared Parameter equal to that intermediate parameter. Also, I use more Project based parameters, applied to that catagory, and drive those with the key schedules. I have learned a series of approaches, based on family specifics.

[jim.110931]

Sounds like an "intermediate parameter" might work for connecting my door panel Family Type Parameter with a door configuration Key Schedule. However, I don't know what an "intermediate parameter" is. I'm pretty sure that this thread is the only place in all AUGI or Autodesk forums where those two words are used in succession.

[Scott Womack]

an intermediate parameter is one that can appear in a schedule, but you'll have to manually edit the family to set this additional parameter = to the shared parameter, then drive this "intermediate" or middle parameter with the key schedule, which in turn should drive the Shared parameter. The Shared parameter will probably need to be an instance parameter.