Question regarding Views with Shared/Project Parameters in them

Question regarding Views with Shared/Project Parameters in them

mroble
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Question regarding Views with Shared/Project Parameters in them

mroble
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Revit 2019....

 

This is kind of a general question as this spans several disciplines inevitably, so I'm posting it here.

 

I created a View for a "T/Platform" level... Level Name, and subsequently the name carried over into my View Title on my sheet, was "T/Platform Plan"...

 

His markup asked me to rename the View Title to say "T/Platform (Elev. xxxxx, T/Steel Elev. xxxx)"

Easy enough to do, I just renamed my view to accomplish this, but the issue I have is that I now have to stretch my View Title family to account for this. Which, 9 times out of 10 is probably NOT going to be what I'll want. Even in other plans on this same project.

 

My thought, "I'll make a Shared Parameter (Text format, not "Length or anything) in my Global Shared Parameter File, named "View Description"... and make this a second line in my View Title, or third if my first line wraps, but I digress....

I added that to the label in my View title in that manner. I saved it, loaded it, I applied that View Description as a Project Parameter in my project file, applying it to only Views, but if I highlight a View, despite being able to see this in my properties, it's shaded out and i'm unable to modify. 

 

What gives?

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mroble
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It was locked down as "included with" whatever view template was assigned.

 

By doing this, I'll just have to do this work I mentioned above, and then go "un-include it" from all view templates.

 

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/project-parameter-grayed-out-in-properties-p...

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ToanDN
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You can create a Multi-line parameter ans use it for the label of the View Title. Then, you can break the text anywhere you want.
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mroble
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Thank you sir...

 

I had already added the shared parameter, and fixed it to not be included with the templates, but I am going to put a pin in this so if this gives me issues, I'm holding on to that.

 

Keep in mind, I'm firming up a template, the comment came from a recent project, but I am trying to address these kind of things in the new template.

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