Any alternative to Parametric Arrays?

[Sahay_R]

Parametric arrays in families have one glaring flaw - that they have a minimum count of two. What I only want one instance of the nested family in one case and 15 instances in the next?

Is there any other way to accomplish this?

Any thoughts?

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Use a formula to turn off the array members when only one member is required. Place that single member separately as a non arrayed element.

[Sahay_R]

Thank you, @ToanDN. Just as I had thought. What makes things a little stickier is that there already is a different piece at the end of the array, which give a minimum of three.

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

Yes, and that visibility formula would interact with the array count (e.g. visibility parameter formula = array count<2)

[ToanDN]

Or use an adaptive family with a divided path. It can have a minimum of 2 adaptive points, start and end.

[barthbradley]

A repeater? That one's harder to visualize

...BUT THANK YOU ANYWAYS MY FRIEND! 

(yelling? no. Just inside joking with you. ) 

[Sahay_R]

And place the nested families on the points on the adaptive path?

[ToanDN]

The nested family is also an adaptive family with one adaptive point. Place it on one point of the divided path and use Repeat tool to populate it.

[Sahay_R]

Aaahhh!! NOW I know what @barthbradley meant when he talked about Repeaters!