narlee
2003-12-19, 04:47 PM
I don't think this is in the documentation, but I got it from Wai at Revit. In 5.1 you would add a parameter type for material and maybe call it "Material." Then you would ok that, click on your object, go into the Properties Dialogue Box, click on "Material" and choose "Material (param)." Then when you downloaded the new object into your project, and go into the Properties Dialogue Box and Edit, you could assign the material.
NOW, when in the Family Editor and you assign a new paramater type for material, ok it and click on your object and go into the Properties Dialogue Box >> instead of choosing something other than "By Category" in the drop down, you click the little button to the right, get Associate Family Parameter dialogue box and choose "Material" or whatever you named it as the New Parameter. You will see this locks the Material type in the Properties dialogue box. Now when you download the object into your project, it works like it did in 5.1.
It's one of those things where they've added some flexibility in but requires a little different clicking path when setting up the family object.
NOW, when in the Family Editor and you assign a new paramater type for material, ok it and click on your object and go into the Properties Dialogue Box >> instead of choosing something other than "By Category" in the drop down, you click the little button to the right, get Associate Family Parameter dialogue box and choose "Material" or whatever you named it as the New Parameter. You will see this locks the Material type in the Properties dialogue box. Now when you download the object into your project, it works like it did in 5.1.
It's one of those things where they've added some flexibility in but requires a little different clicking path when setting up the family object.