Scheduling family parameters

[Xapod]

Hello,

I was making a window schedule and I was wondering why some of the parameters in the family i can schedule and some not. For example I can schedule the total length of the window but not the length of my window frame.

I didn't built the families but what is the reason why some parameters i can schedule and others i can't? Is it because some were made as shared parameters and the others weren't?

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Those need to be shared parameters.

[barthbradley]

Sounds like you want to report Rough Opening Width and Frame Width.  Perhaps the family you are using has both and is using the in-built parameters: Rough Width for Cut Opening width and Width for frame width.  If not, I would use those parameters to label your dimensions before creating and adding custom Shared Parameters to the family.  FWIW.  

[Anonymous]

I had this issue on a project, created this dynamo script to copy and paste the values i needed in to a parameter that could be scheduled out (shared/project parameters).

Hope this helps anyone in the future.

https://www.mepnode.com/post/dynamo-copy-parameters-data-to-anonther-parameters-for-scheduling

[ankit.kYHRHK]

To tackle this issue, I create a new shared parameter and in the family editor add formula to extract the project parameter you want (Shared Para ---- =Project Para). And then load the family to the project. Later in the schedule, I add the newly added shared parameter to pull up all the values which update automatically. 

[onila1987]

Could you provide snippets on what you did?

[octavio.nilaUNGGM]

Nvm, I found they way how to do it. Thank you!!