Editing Parameter Values outside of Revit

[hammad_haroon]

I'm looking for ways that parameter values (and perhaps parameters themselves) can be stored outside of Revit but still linked to the Revit model.

[Mike.FORM]

I'm not sure this would be a good idea as changing a parameter value can have major impacts on the model especially if the parameter is type based and the element is in multiple different locations.

You may want to change the size of an existing duct over here, but over there that same duct size is used but is modeled correctly. If change the parameter and it is type based then both ducts size would be changed.

If anything, on site you should just be noting issues or discrepancies on the digital drawings and then when back at the office you can share that with the team and make the changes.

[hammad_haroon]

Thanks Mike,I do not mean editing the parameters contained in the model itself, but creating, storing and editing parameters additional to those in the model. The parameters in the model would stay ineditable. For example, Assemble has Revit Parameters (ineditable) and Assemble parameters (editable), for every element in the model.

[Mike.FORM]

Ok good, so you are saying you have all parameters listed outside of revit, and they have a "current value (ineditable)' and a second input are to put "required/changed value (user input)" and then back at the office you can then update the model as required.

I am unaware of any third party programs, but you may be able to accomplish this with some effort by creating schedules in Revit for all the element categories with the values of concern, then exporting to excel and adding the additional columns and locking the exported values. 

You could then combine all the excel files into one book so you can tab through the differing categories.

[HVAC-Novice]

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@hammad_haroon wrote:

Thanks Mike,I do not mean editing the parameters contained in the model itself, but creating, storing and editing parameters additional to those in the model. The parameters in the model would stay ineditable. For example, Assemble has Revit Parameters (ineditable) and Assemble parameters (editable), for every element in the model.

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What are you actually trying to accomplish that helps your project/design? If the parameters in Revit stay the same, nothing changes in Revit. But the parameters outside Revit don't do anything either. 

No one needs a drill, you need a hole. That is why you think yo need a drill. But maybe something that is not a drill also can get you a hole. 

And if you wanted to edit parameters and put the values into Revit automatically, that also is tricky. Because parameters don't have a limit in Revit. for example, if a family has a realistic length range from 1"to 20", then entering a value of 400"can break the instance, or create some really odd things that the user changing them outside of Revit isn't aware. IF there was the option to limit value ranges, that also would have to be implemented outside Revit. (But Revit doesn't have the option to begin with). And some parameters are pulldown parameters where you swap a nested type. 

[RSomppi]

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@HVAC-Novice wrote:
No one needs a drill, you need a hole. That is why you think yo need a drill. But maybe something that is not a drill also can get you a hole. 

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Good one.

[hammad_haroon]

The goal is to attach data to Revit models that can be created, edited and stored outside of Revit.

[RSomppi · Accepted solution]

ACC Assets does this outside of Revit.

[RLY_15 · Accepted solution]

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-97BF753E-F628-40BE-8757-0CA8304BFA37

Something like this?

[RDAOU]

@hammad_haroon use look up Tables and Catalogues see the following post if it can be of any help to you Solved: Size_Lookup tables local storage - Autodesk Community