CALCULATED TEXT VALUE

[revitworkbench]

Hello,

I thought I was being smart to add a calculated value to my schedule that was a text type parameter. However, once I do that, it doesnt seem like I am able to type  in that parameter. I just did this as a filler, because I was trying something new. Can anyone tell me if a calculated value be used like this, or are my findings universal? Is there a work around? (I already know of project parameters and how to add parameters into the family, but I am not  talking about that.) Thanks.

[fabiosato · Accepted solution]

Hello,

If you want to input values, use project or shared parameters, calculated values are output only, the value depends on a formula.

[L.Maas]

While you can do a 'calculated' value with a text type it is not really useful. Basically you only can read another text parameter in the schedule. Revit does not convert numbers to text or do string modifications (concatenation etc). 

IN the latest version of Revit you now have combine where you can pull multiple values in a single cell

If you really want to do string manipulations you would have to use something like Dynamo. With Dynamo you can read values from different parameters, manipulate them and then write them back in a(nother) parameter.

[Anonymous]

That is only of Information we are inputting. What about the information we are getting from the model like  Room information etc. Inspite of having all the information we cannot format it correctly because there isn't a calculated Combined Parameter. Especially if it is linked to a conditional Formating.

Using dynamo or funny ways to Force the Schedule to look correct on a sheet are the only possible ways which is ok but far from ideal.

Sadly it is more like a limitation of Data manipulation in a schedule.

[Davidminkov_work]

You can make a new label with new separate shared parameters as number and combine them and add a prefix or sufix between. Then load them in the project and load the shared parameters in the project as sheets category. Make a new sheets schedule and add the values you want and they will be shown as combined on your title block.