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Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:13:46 GMT

Hi Guys

I have a set of elements where I have assigned a group of property sets with specific names and to which I have assigned certain property set values. I want to transfer these property set names and values as they are to another corresponding element with a different geometry.

How can I do this without using dynamo?

Is there any plug-in for it or a direct way of doing it in Revit?

Any suggestion is welcomed.

Thanks in advance,
Cheers.

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:44:09 GMT

Any hel here please: @hmunsell @barthbradley

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

barthbradley — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:46:39 GMT

What do you mean by "Property Sets"?

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

hmunsell — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:53:16 GMT

it sounds like you made a bunch of project parameters and you want to transfer the parameters and there values to another Family/File?

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

barthbradley — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:02:07 GMT

Parameters with Formulas?

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:09:28 GMT

I have this Revit family with a set of shared parameters that I have created before and have assigned some values.
I would like to transfer the shared parameters' names and values to a different Revit family/Multiple Revit families.

One can use the shared parameter file to transfer the shared parameters name. But how can I transfer the shared parameter values seamlessly?

I hope this helps. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:10:14 GMT

No formulas (Just texts and numbers)

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:11:33 GMT

Correct. But I have created these parameters as shared parameters.

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

hmunsell — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:54:03 GMT

try this....

Export Shared Parameters:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-AD648C07-0C2F-478D-AD9D-4F9A5FF515E6

Transfer Project Standards:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-5554B35B-7D43-4934-9245-35A29412F662

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

anze.kumar — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:20:09 GMT

I use Add In "DiRoots for issues with shared parameters. However I didn't come accross an example like yours.

In the video below you could use it for assigning parameters, but to transfer the values, I think it is not possible with this Add in.

video:

https://youtu.be/1gQmrVrbJv0?t=909

Plugin:

https://diroots.com/revit-plugins/dirootsone/

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:31:34 GMT

Hi There

Using the shared parameter file only allows me to transfer the shared parameters' names but not the values. I have used it many times already.

The "transfer project standard" option doesn't work as well since I don't see an option there to transfer shared parameter names or values. One can transfer project information though, since it is a category.

Any other suggestions? Please!!!

Cheers

Re: Transferring user defined property set (a.k.a shared parameters) names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:58:02 GMT

I tried to use it before and it didn't work as well. Took a second look again and I am not able to transfer the shared parameters' value.

Cheers,

Re: Transferring user defined property set (a.k.a shared parameters) names and values

anze.kumar — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:01:47 GMT

What about SheetLink - it takes an effort with excel and modifying values and then importing it back to revit. It's still work with a third-party app, but at least it's not "coding" with dynamo 🙂

Re: Transferring user defined property set (a.k.a shared parameters) names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:30:36 GMT

Apparently, you can perform some changes to the exported Excel file content and import the changes to the values of the shared parameter back to Revit.

However, I don't see a way of importing the exported Excell content back to a different element.

Is that right?

Cheers.

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

barthbradley — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:43:44 GMT

@kiddo_95 wrote:
No formulas (Just texts and numbers)

You can turn the rfa into a template to start new families from. Change the extension from rfa to rft and then select the rft when creating a new family. All the parameters/values/formulas in the original rfa will be there in the new rfa.

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:45:57 GMT

Well, that would work, but the problem here is that unfortunately, I don't have the .rfa of the elements, only their .ifc files. This means I would have to create for each of them a template first.

Much appreciated for the help.

Any further suggestions?

Cheers.

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

hmunsell — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:07:18 GMT

well, i was rooting for @barthbradley solution of making a Template out of the RFA, but if you're using IFC's that adds another layer of complication to things.

i don't know of anything outside of maybe Dynamo that might be able to copy the values over.

Add the shared parameters manually or by 3rd party tool.
run a dynamo script to copy the values?

Re: Transferring user defined property set names and values

kiddo_95 — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:24:35 GMT

Thank you for your remarks and thoughts