duplicate shared parameters

[jpcowan]

I'm running into an issue working with my doors, door schedule and shared parameters that I just can't work out and I've searched the forums.

I've created a shared parameter file to give myself a number of items for my door families that I wish to schedule (door type, material, frame type & material, etc). I've connected the family to the correct shared parameter file and the project to the same shared parameter file.

For the doors I created some time back, it works OK. But when I edit an existing door family in the project and add those same shared parameters; they appear as a duplicate, but different parameter on my available fields!

It seems that the instance parameters are OK but the type parameters are the ones duplicating and causing grief. Anyone have any insight on what is going on here?

thanks in advance,
JP

[DoTheBIM]

Not sure with out having the project and shared param file, but you don't need to add the shared parameters to the "project" to "just" be able to schedule them in the project. You only need to add that shared parameter if you want to export it to another database.

You also can't add a shared parameter to a family that already has a parameter of the same name. You must first delete that parameter from the family and hit apply (very important) then add the shared parameter back in. Hope that helps.

[twiceroadsfool]

Sounds to me like maybe the Shared parameter was recreated (deleted from the SP file at some point, and recreated). That will make them different parameters...

[jpcowan]

Hmm - it's possible the shared parameter was deleted and re-created within the file. Let me try something out.

JP

[jpcowan]

That's it. The original doors must've been created with the SP and then those SPs deleted and recreated within the same file later in the process. I just have to go through each family and reconnect it with the latest parameter.

What a headache. Thanks for the quick response and insight guys, appreciate it!

JP