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10 Click File menu ➤ Close.
To save changes, click File menu ➤ Save As, and save the exercise file with a unique name, or
close the exercise file without saving changes. The next exercise uses a new training file.
11 Proceed to the next exercise, Creating Shared Parameters on page 265.
Creating Shared Parameters
In this exercise you learn how to use shared parameters to define additional elements that are usually not
included in the beam schedule when it is created within the project template. Shared parameters can be
added to any family, regardless of category, and are defined and stored in an external file, ensuring consistency
across families and projects. Their values may also be aggregated and reported within Revit Structure
multi-category schedules.
An example of the use of shared parameters is the need to add width and depth information in a concrete
beam schedule. This requires assigning the existing width and depth parameters originally defined as family
parameters to shared parameters in the beam family. The following exercise demonstrates the solution for
this situation and covers the process of setting up shared parameters and adding them to a family.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Metric\m_RST_Schedules.rvt.
Editing the family parameters
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, double-click Ground Level.
NOTE Some beams have been added to this view to better demonstrate the scheduling tool.
2 Select one of the concrete beams as shown.
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