I have a need to include the beam start and end connection types in a Structural Framing schedule or Material list along with family and type. I would prefer to take advantage of the drop down options provided in the Structural section of the beam properties in the properties panel. Is it possible to do this with 'out of the box' techniques, or does some customization of parameters need to be done?
Unfortunately the Start and End Connection parameters are not available for a Material Takeoff or standard Structural Framing schedule. You could create shared parameters and enter the text manually if you need the values to be present in the schedule.
I am sorry for any trouble this causes to your workflow. If you have any feedback you would like to provide about the functionality I encourage you to provide comments at our Product Feedback Site.