Adding a value to a shared parameter in a project.

[Anonymous]

I have been 2/3 weeks working with the Revit API and I need some help.

I am creating an external command that creates a shared parameter file and binds it to the OST_Sheets category and I want to add a string value to one of the parameters i have just created.

I am struggling with this as most of the solutions are regarding rfa files.

I created a filteredElementCollector collecting the sheets in my file and I do not know where to go from there... can somebody please help me with solution or a link that might me of use? I am a c# coder. 

Much appreciated, Thank you.

[augusto.goncalves]

To set a parameter value, simply call

viewSheet.get_Parameter("NAME_HERE").Set(newValue)

And check our tutorial at http://www.autodesk.com/myfirstrevitplugin and blog http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com

[Anonymous]

I tried the get_Parameter method, theres a problem with using it because it is asking for a BuiltInParameter and i am uising one i created in a shared parameters .txt file :(.

[augusto.goncalves]

The get_Parameter has 4 overloads, one will receive a string, where you can pass the shared parameter name

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I think i might have found a solution on jeremy's github 🙂

https://github.com/jeremytammik/the_building_coder_samples/blob/master/BuildingCoder/BuildingCoder/C...

[Anonymous]

Revit 2015 added LookupParameter method to elements.

Use it like so:

viewSheet.LookupParameter("MyParam").Set("TestValue");