Titleblock parameters not showing up

[jake_loveday]

I've got a project which was started before our company template was finalised. 

We have then added custom titleblocks with shared parameters.  we have a shared Parameters file- which the titleblock family and the projects are all referencing.  A few of those parameters are not showing up no matter what!.   If we start a new project with the titleblock already loaded- the parameters show up no bother, but adding anything to the project started before the company template was finalised is not working.

I've tried deleting the problem parameters with no luck.  I don't want to delete & re-load the titleblock family if we can help it- as this will delete the instances of sheets we already have.

Cheers

Jake

[Sahay_R]

Have you added all the required shared parameters to the older projects? Check to see if any are missing and that they are correctly associated with titleblocks.

[jake_loveday]

Thanks for you reply

Yes- I've loaded them from the same shared parameter file and checked that the file path was the same.

How do you check they are correctly associated?

[Sahay_R]

Manage>>Project Parameters

Select the parameter you wish to check, and edit it. see if the correct category is checkmarked.

[jake_loveday]

Hi There

yes- thats how I've done it, ticking sheets

and it still isn't behaving

[Sahay_R]

And reloaded the most current version of the titleblock family?

Just checking.

[jake_loveday]

yes-   no- thanks for checking

only thing I haven't done is delete the titleblock family and re-load

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

Are the Project Parameters from a Shared Parameter text file? You may have parameters with the same name in that file.  Do you get my meaning? 

e.g. The parameters that are not reporting may have the same name as the ones that are reporting -- but they could be 2 different Shared Parameters. 

[Sahay_R]

Good call, @barthbradley. Delete the shared parameters, @jake_loveday, and then reload them from the TXT file and re-associate them.

[barthbradley]

Yeah; I love the effects of that first cup of coffee in the morning. 

[jake_loveday]

Thanks guys and thanks to coffee. I’ll try that & let you know

[MostafaElashmawy]

When you loaded the new title block,did you choose to overwrite the parameters?

[jake_loveday]

I don't think it gave me that option

[jake_loveday]

Yep that worked.   The perils of developing your company standards/ templates at the same time as keeping live projects up to date!

Thanks to all

[AAAStructural]

THE SHARED PARAMETERS FOR TITLE BLOCKS ARE AN INEXCUSABLE MESS