topic Re: Revit Drop Down Text Parameters in Revit Architecture Forum

Revit Drop Down Text Parameters

mmeyerBV83N — Wed, 25 May 2022 20:56:18 GMT

Is there a way to create a text parameter in a Revit Family? For example, I'm working on a door family and would like to have the a lockset option with a dropdown option: entry, storeroom, classroom, privacy, and passage.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Revit Drop Down Text Parameters

ToanDN — Wed, 25 May 2022 21:06:51 GMT

Yes. Key schedule.

https://revitpure.com/blog/8-steps-to-create-a-door-hardware-schedule-in-revit

Re: Revit Drop Down Text Parameters

lucdoucet_msdl — Wed, 25 May 2022 21:46:23 GMT

@mmeyerBV83N

Is there a way to create a text parameter in a Revit Family?

Yes, this is straightforward but you will need to decide whether to make it a type or instance parameter. Here is a link to the Revit help concerning the creation of a parameter in a revit family:

Create Family Parameters

For example, I'm working on a door family and would like to have the a lockset option with a dropdown option: entry, storeroom, classroom, privacy, and passage.

As the same door type could be used for different lockset options, I would suggest you create an instance parameter for the 5 options.

You also mention a dropdown functionality which I presume means you want to control/limit the choices to those options. @ToanDN recommendation of a key schedule bypasses the creation of a parameter in the family file and will allow you to setup the initial 5 options. This setup will reside in your Revit project file though and has the advantage of being easily customizable per project.

Create a Key Schedule

This said, if your want to limit the choices to only those 5 options in the Door family, there are ways of achieving this thru a complex set of parameters. The disadvantage of this method is that each Door family you create will have to repeat the same complex set of parameters.

Hope this helps,

-luc

Re: Revit Drop Down Text Parameters

mmeyerBV83N — Thu, 26 May 2022 12:32:51 GMT

This helps a lot. I'm currently in the process of setting up Revit for the company I work for. So my goal was to create a door family with all the parameters necessary then use it as a template basically for other door vendors by doing a "Save As" new family for each door I create after.