How to create a similar Sill Height parameter to a new family?

[Anonymous]

Hey All!

I am creating a family of security devices and would like to create a height parameter that can be an instance parameter AND shows its value in the schedule/tag just as well the Sill Height parameter works for windows.

I know the Window family has the default Sill Height (which is a shared parameter), but in a Revit Project Properties dialog, you can change the height of the window  AND show it on the schedule.

Does anyone know of any possible options?

Thanks!

Caroline

[barthbradley]

Fundamentally, I think you are asking about Shared Parameters.  Good question.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/EN...

[barthbradley]

You know, instead of creating new Shared Parameters and Labeling Dimensions that drive your Family's Offset from Level (which is basically what "Sill Height" is doing), why not use Revit's Built-In Parameters.   For instance, say your Security Device is built in the Specialty Equipment Family Template. When you load and place that Security Device in the Project, Revit automatically reports the family's "Elevation from Level" .  You can change its "Elevation From Level" just like you can change a Window's "Sill Height" parameter. Plus you can pull "Elevation from Level" into Tags and Schedules, just like you can do with the Window's "Sill Height" parameter.  

[Anonymous]

Hi!

Thank you for your suggestion.

I've got a solution for this from another group.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/how-to-create-a-similar-revit-parameter-to-a-new-fami...

[barthbradley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hi!

Thank you for your suggestion.

I've got a solution for this from another group.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/how-to-create-a-similar-revit-parameter-to-a-new-family/m-p/8955064/highlight/false#M63371

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What's the "solution"? The information being given there, is the information I gave you here.  

[Seychellian]

Can anyone explain to me why this window seems to have the sill and the head height mixed up when in the family the "sill Height" parameter is clearly for the sill?

I have attached the files.

I didn't create  new thread as i'm sure it something simple that i'm overlooking.

[barthbradley]

Sill is a named Ref. Plan in the Window Template. It has special intelligence.  

Uncheck "Origin" for Top Ref Plane.

[Seychellian]

Everything seems to be in order in the family editor. Sill is constrained to sill ref plane.

It doesn't explain why the sill parameter is controlling the head height in the project environment.

[barthbradley]

Yah, it ain't right.  It's behaving peculiarly.  It wasn't originally built with a Windows Template . That might have something to do with it.  

[barthbradley]

Define Sill as Origin

[barthbradley]

There's still something funky going on  here and I'm too tired to figure out what it is right now. I'm going to bed. I'll look at it with fresh eyes in the morning, if no one comes through for you in the mean time.