Parameter values sharing across linked models

[wsayle]

Hello,

I’m trying to have an element in my electrical model that takes its voltage, amps etc... from a linked element from another model (usually HVAC equipment).

The goal is to allow for the electrical element to be able to derive it's parameters values from a linked element from another model. My hope is that when the mechanical element (from the mechanical model) has certain parameters updated that my electrical element (in my electrical model) has the same parameters values updated.

Is this possible? I've played around with copy/monitor but have not gotten very far with that.

Thanks

[Mahmoud.Ziedan · Accepted solution]

@wsayle 

Your target is the same for many engineers, when it comes to getting the peak from BIM.
Anyway, I believe there are many ways to get this solved, one of them is to create a Revit schedule and extract all the parameters and then fill these parameters in the host Model families(usually you can do it with dynamo). This process will acquire all the needed parameters and will be transferred to the families.

The copy/monitor process is somehow unsuccessful. I can remember that I have tried/used this method a long time ago before Dynamo was invented in Revit. The main problem as I can remember that you need the parameters to type not instance. Anyhow the first way I believe it is more convenient.

please if this solved your issue mark it as a solution to help others.Have a nice day 🙂

[wsayle]

Thanks, I figured that was the case. Was hoping for something more dynamic.

[toon_demuynck]

I think it should not be that difficult to develop a dynamo graph to copy parameters from a linked model to your elek model. You would just need to think about how you would want to "link" the mechanical equipment to you electrical element. You could do this once, by actually linking based on ID's of the respective elements. Our you could make it more "intelligent", and look for the mech and elek elements that are closest to each other and copy values between those.

Best regards,

Toon