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Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

EATREVITPOOPCAD — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:50:32 GMT

Using Revit 2023, and this is nested families type parameters. All the associate parameter buttons are missing. The parameters are not driven by formulas. I've seen this a few times, not sure what causes it. Any ideas?

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

Alfredo_Medina — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:18:20 GMT

That button is available for instance parameters in the nested family, not type parameters.

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

EATREVITPOOPCAD — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:25:07 GMT

That is what I found on many forum posts, however, this is not true. See the example below, this is a door family with a nested frame family. As you see, I have a few type parameters associated.

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

syman2000 — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:28:17 GMT

If the nested family is set to shared, then those parameter will not appear unless you set them as instance parameter.

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

Alfredo_Medina — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:37:42 GMT

It works with type parameters for some categories, such as windows, profiles, and doors as you mentioned. But for general purposes, if you want to associate parameters from a nested family with parameters in a host, use instance parameters in the nested family.

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

EATREVITPOOPCAD — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:44:16 GMT

@syman2000 The nested family in both snippets i showed is shared.
@Alfredo_Medina That is insane if it works for some categories but not others o_O Can't image why it was intentionally made this inconsistent

@EATREVITPOOPCAD - this post has been edited due to Community Rules & Etiquette violation.

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

Alfredo_Medina — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:47:59 GMT

Well, that's the way it is. I am just telling you what I've seen. Life is not perfect.

By the way, I don't see the point of the video that you posted

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

EATREVITPOOPCAD — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:59:24 GMT

The GIF is an allusion to a theory that life is not perfect because two different developer teams were partaking in recreational activities which made them forget to communicate with each other.

I could be wrong though, maybe there is a good reason that justifies this... It just seems like sloppy seconds.

I do appreciate the response though, would've never guessed 🙂 Drove me crazy for a bit, glad I finally looked in to it

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

syman2000 — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:05:59 GMT

@EATREVITPOOPCAD wrote:
@syman2000 The nested family in both snippets i showed is shared.

Yes nested shared family type parameter cannot tie them to current family parameter unless you set the nested family parameter as instance parameter. There is a reason why they did this. Since nested shared family will appear in the project browsers, it would be counter intuitive if the type family is tied to another family.

Re: Associate Type Parameter Button Missing In Nested Families

EATREVITPOOPCAD — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:33:18 GMT

@syman2000 ahhhh, ok that makes sense. Thank you!