Input Data
- Project Details – Does the Revit file allow us to create Project Details. How and where is the data available to read?
For Project information the details will be added and done in the Manage tab as shown below
Step 1: Clicking to manage tab and click on the red clouded region as Project Information
Step 2: Entering the Data about the Project as Shown above
Step 3: Open the sheet family and click on the Shared Parameter Option in the Manage tab
Step 4: Create the new parameter if needed and Create new group where the parameters are to be called for.
Step 5: Add the new parameter in the Paremter property. Once parameter done it can’t be edited and it has to be removed and create a new one .
Step 6: Now the “Drawing Status” Parameter are now called under the Parameter group exported parameter.
Step 7: Click the Label Parameter to call the label that are already created in parameter
Step 8: The parameter which was created in shared was not displayed so click on the add parameter to call from the group.
Step 9: Click on the select button to call the shared parameter group defined.
Step 10: Click on the required parameter to call and click on ok
Step 11: The parameter which was not available in the list are now generated and called
Step 12: The parameter which was not available in the list are now generated and called to edit parameter list
Step 13: Then click the add parameter lab clouded in red and the following parameter will be added in the label and then click ok.
Step 14: The Label “Drawing Status” was now added in the Sheet Family
Step 15: Then click on the “Load into Project“ button to load the Shop Drawing Sheet in the Project.
Step 16: The question mark we highlighted are the Parameter “Drawing Status” and it’s not editable at this stage because this shared parameter was not called in the Project Parameter. To sort this please follow the below steps.
Step 17: Click on the project parameter to call the shared parameter we defined in Sheet family
Step 18: Click on to add button
Step 19: Click on to the shared Parameter and then click select button
Step 20: Click on the Parameter you defined previously and need to be editable and click ok.
Step 21: Once the shared parameter are defined on Project Parameter then click the Check box on the right end shown where the parameter to be display in your revit file and then click ok.
Step 22: Now you can see the question mark colour changes from red to blue which is editable one.
Step 23: The Parameters are added and edited in the Shop Drawing Title Sheet.
Idea: If you like to make your visuals to find the parameter is in editable or not editable please do the following thing below
Go to file tab and click on the option button below and set the graphics by changing the colours as shown below instead of same colour
Thanks to Koshy, Ben ,Venkat and Parthee for Supporting and guidance .
