how to get a revit schedule to report a vital piece of data from an object.

[wskene]

I'm trying to schedule the casework for a project, and i want the schedule to report the legnths for the counter tops.

I am looking for a solution beyond creating a parameter where i have to insert the dimension manually.

[ccollins]

Perhaps use a Reporting Parameter in the casework family?

I have not tried it, but it might work.

cheers

[wskene]

Thanks Cliff, but the Family parameters can not be scheduled or tagged.

When i select the counter in the model i get what i want in the properties window, but i can't get it to report in the schedule.

It very flustrating.

[wskene]

here is what i mean

[ccollins]

You are correct. Reporting Parameter do not work either. 

Sorry!

[Alfredo_Medina · Accepted solution]

Create new length instance shared parameters in the counter family, making them equal to the existing length instance family parameters, by formula.

[wskene]

Can you expand on the formula part?

[Alfredo_Medina]

length (your new shared parameter) = length (the existing parameter)

[wskene]

I am obviously doing something wrong.  I am in my counter familiy, adding a shared instance parameter that is reporting.

But It will not allow me to use the Length - Leg 1 family paramter in a formula.

[Alfredo_Medina]

The new shared parameter does NOT need to be reporting, and it does not even need a dimension. It just needs to be created as a length parameter.

Also, the name of the existing parameter "Length - Leg 1" should not have a dash in between; that is bad practice, since it looks as if you were subtracting another parameter named as "Leg 1" (which does not exist) from another one named "Length"

[wskene]

Thanks for your help, i got what i needed.