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2 For each category, specify the following:
■ Projection Layer Name and Color ID
■ Cut Layer Name and Color ID
3 If you modified the settings in this dialog, click Save As, name the file, and click Save.
Modify export layers for DGN
4 Click File menu ➤ Import/Export Settings ➤ Export Layers DGN.
The layer names are stored in a text file (exportlayersdgn.txt) for MicroStation, and then are
exported along with your project into the appropriate CAD program. The layer mapping files
reside in the Data folder of the Revit Structure program installation directory.
5 For each category, specify the following:
■ Projection Level Number and Color ID
■ Cut Level Number and Color ID
6 If you modified the settings in this dialog, click Save As, name the file, and click Save.
Modify import line weights
7 Click File menu ➤ Import/Export Settings ➤ Import Line Weights DWG/DXF.
You can import pen numbers from a DWG or DXF file and map them to a Revit Structure line
weight. When you save these mappings to a text file, they become the set mappings for the
project. These settings are retained within the project template; therefore, you do not need to
worry about where the text file is saved.
8 In the dialog, match the pen (DWG/DXF Color Number) to the appropriate line weight (values
from 1 - 16); for example, Pen Number 1 to Line Weight Number 1, Pen Number 2 to Line
Weight Number 2, and so on. Set as many pen-line weight mappings as desired.
9 Click Save As, name the file, and click Save.
When you import a DWG or DXF file, each layer in the file is assigned a line weight based on
the pen number/line weight settings you created.
10 Proceed to the next exercise, Setting up Shared and Project Parameters on page 110.
Setting up Shared and Project Parameters
In this exercise, you refine the template further by setting up shared parameters, project parameters, and
related multi-category tags and schedules.
Using shared parameters, you can define additional parameters that are not included in either the pre-defined
instance and type parameters within family components or within the project template. You can add these
shared parameters to any family regardless of category. Their definitions are stored in an external file ensuring
consistency across families and projects. Their values may also be aggregated and reported using multi-category
schedules. For example, you could use shared parameters to add specific parameters to an existing family
component for scheduling and tagging when those parameters are not initially present by default.
Project parameters are those parameters (either instance or type) that are used within a single project for
the purposes of scheduling information specific to that project. They cannot be shared with other projects,
and unlike shared parameters, they cannot be used to tag objects.
Multi-Category Tags employ shared parameters to permit tagging of any family component regardless of
category. When scheduling, you normally schedule a single category: rooms, doors, windows, and so on.
When you create a multi-category schedule, it lists components regardless of category by using an external
parameter as a filter.
110 | Chapter 3 Modifying Project and System Settings