Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

266 | Chapter 8 Scheduling
3 On the Options Bar, click Edit Family.
4 Click Yes when prompted about opening the beam for editing.
NOTE You are now in the Family Editor. The selected beam family is displayed in the drawing area.
5 On the Family design bar, click Family Types.
6 In the Family Types dialog, under Dimensions, select the b parameter, and click Modify.
7 In the Parameter Properties dialog, select Shared Parameter, and click Select.
8 When asked if you want to choose a shared parameter file, click Yes.
9 In the Edit Shared Parameters dialog, click Create.
10 In the Save As dialog, specify a location for the file, and enter Project Shared Parameters for
name. Click Save.
11 In the Edit Shared Parameters dialog, under Groups, click New.
12 In the New Parameter Group dialog, enter Dimensions for name, and click OK.
13 In the Edit Shared Parameters dialog, under Parameters, click New.
14 In the Parameter Properties dialog, do the following:
■ Under Name, enter b.