Sheet Label with Yes/No Text from Checkbox

[jonathan8PK5V]

Hi All,

I am trying to build a sheet label that picks up information from Yes/No checked box Parameter. 

The idea is to have a series of On/Off Shared Parameters on the sheet that push information into the label dependent on the stage of the project(Sketch, Coordination, Planning, etc.).

So, for the As Built stage, there is a shared Yes/No parameter which is pushing into an if statement in the ''As Built Label'' shared parameter. I have built this in the sheet family and it is working in the Family Types(see image attached).

The information does not change when I add the ''As Built Label'' parameter into a Label.    

Has anyone any advice on how to fix this or if it can work at all?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Jonathan

[RSomppi]

Have you added the shared parameter to the project and applied it to sheets as a project parameter?

[jonathan8PK5V]

Hi RSomppi,

Yes I have. The parameter is changing on the properties panel in the project with the text being entered but it does not enter it into the sheet label for some reason.

[p_brianXNTJJ]

I am trying to do basically the same thing. I'd love to know if there is a solution to this.

[RSomppi]

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@jonathan8PK5V wrote:

Hi RSomppi,

Yes I have. The parameter is changing on the properties panel in the project with the text being entered but it does not enter it into the sheet label for some reason.

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Are both parameters shared and added to sheets as project parameters?

[RSomppi]

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@p_brianXNTJJ wrote:

I'd love to know if there is a solution to this.

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We're working on it. Maybe you can help?

[jonathan8PK5V]

Both are shared and added to the sheets in the project yes. In the properties of the sheet the text for As Built is adding but not on the label of the sheet. The label is a text parameter and text can be entered on the sheet manually.

[jonathan8PK5V]

Yes both are added to sheets in the project. The fields are changing in the properties panel of the sheets but not in the label on the sheet, so the As Built text is entering into the label parameter in the properties. Text can be entered manually to the label on the sheet.

[p_brianXNTJJ]

I have a topic thread at THIS LINK, but I'll share my findings here as well. Basically, I have 5 Yes/No parameters. If 1A is checked, I want the sheets to update to include the information regarding that building. If none are checked, the tag labels will just have default text in them.

So far, I've been able to do the following:

• Create 5 shared Yes/No parameters representing the 5 different buildings that my company will be dealing with (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and 2C)
  • However, these only exist in the project under "Project Information", not the title block family or the tag label itself
• Create a Calculated Value (CV) for a tag label in a title block family
  • The CV has the following formula on it:
    • if(1A, "1A", if(1B, "1B", if(2A, "2A", if(2B, "2B", if(2C, "2C", "Choose a Building")))))
  • The formula recognizes the shared parameters and is acting like it would work once you get into the project and check one of the parameters, but the label does not update

[RSomppi]

You don't mention yes/no parameters in your thread, plus I don't think you can have more than one Building Name and address in the Project Information. You have a different problem.

[p_brianXNTJJ]

Oh, you're right. I didn't mention Yes/No, my mistake

I'm not actually trying to set more than one Building Name, Project Address, etc. I'm trying to effectively set a text value of "1A" to the 1A shared Yes/No parameter so that when 1A is checked, the Building Name parameter is changed to "1A". Then because the Building Name is now 1A, I want the Project Address to update to the correct address. So it's not that I'm trying to have multiple values on the same Project Information parameter, though I do understand the confusion. I don't think I'm doing a very good job of explaining this.

[jonathan8PK5V]

Im assuming that this cannot be solved people unless anyone has a fix.

[RDAOU]

@jonathan8PK5V 

Can you upload the title block family you have created? it would make it easier to understand what you have done, trying to do and if it is doable

[jonathan8PK5V]

Sheet file attached there RDAOU. I was testing the theory before I built it into the company tempalte so the file attached is very simple. I have tried in both as a type and instance parameter.

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

@jonathan8PK5V 

The key is to add the label in a generic annotation and nest that into the title block

1. Start a new Generic Annotation
2. Add the label in the generic annotation using a Parameter "Status" (Type/Text ... parameter does not need to be shared parameter)
3. Load into the title block
4. Add a parameter to the title block "As Built Label"  (Text/Instance - Does not need to be shared unless you intend to schedule it)
5. Select the generic annotation and associate the Status parameter to "As Built Label"

the rest should work using the check boxes you created

[jonathan8PK5V]

RDAOU your a legend! Thanks.

[p_brianXNTJJ]

RDAOU is a genius. Thank you! I'll be linking my thread over to this one to direct future askers.

[RDAOU]

You’re both welcome. Glad that i could help