Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

■ Under Type of Parameter, select Length.
■ Click OK.
15 In the Edit Shared Parameters dialog, under Parameters, click New.
16 In the Parameter Properties dialog, do the following:
■ Under Name, enter h.
■ Under Type of Parameter, select Length.
■ Click OK.
17 In the Edit Shared Parameters dialog, click OK.
18 In the Shared Parameter dialog, select the b parameter, and click OK.
19 In the Parameter Properties dialog, click OK.
20 In the Family Types dialog, under Dimensions, select the h parameter, and click Modify.
21 In the Parameter Properties dialog, select Shared Parameter, and click Select.
22 In the Shared Parameter dialog, select the h parameter, and click OK.
23 In the Parameter Properties dialog, click OK.
24 In the Family Types dialog, click OK.
NOTE The b and h parameters, which were originally family parameters, are now shared parameters.
They will appear in the structural framing schedule field once they are reloaded into the project file.
25 On the Family design bar, click Load into Project.
26 When prompted to overwrite the existing version of the family, click Yes.
Remove Family and Type parameter
27 In the Project Browser, under Schedules/Quantities, right-click Structural Framing Schedule, and
select Properties.
28 In the Element Properties dialog, under Other, for Fields, click Edit.
29 In the Schedule Properties dialog, under Scheduled fields (in order), select Family and Type, and
click Remove.
The Family and Type field is removed from the Scheduled fields column.
Add depth and width parameters to the beam schedule
30 Under Available Fields, select b (Width) and h (Depth), and click Add.
The b and h fields are moved under Scheduled fields.
31 Under Scheduled fields, order the fields as shown by selecting them and clicking Move Up or
Move Down.
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