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I have created a schedule of doors from a linked Architectural model. All the Architect's parameters show up nicely. However, I want to filter out all doors that are not security doors. It would also be nice to attach a column to reference my Security Door Detail. I tried creating a shared parameter so I could add my Discipline's information to the Architect's doors. Then I was going to filter them. But since the doors are linked in, I cannot edit any parameters - even if they were added by me. I guess you cannot edit elements within a linked file, or attach information to them. I also thought of filtering by hardware set, but there are too many, Revit only allows 2.
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You can't add parameters to a linked file. I'm a little confused as to why you are creating a door schedule with a linked architectural model. Doors are architectural so therefore shouldn't the schedule be done in the architectural model? Could you schedule by comments, I see there are Fire Exit Device in the comments are those the doors?
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you need to do it within the "host" model
so open the arch model and edit the family, add parameters
they should carry over into your project in theory
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"so open the arch model and edit the family, add parameters"
Very bad idea wgfletch. It is not good to open someone elses file and start changing their elements. It is a linked in model for a reason. Only those who are suppose to be working in that model should be making changes to it. You don't know how the changes you make will affect the rest of their model.
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when you say added by "me" it is unclear whether you are adding them in teh arch model then reloading your link or if you are placing doors in your MEP model
Either way you should have a shared parameter in your security door maybe something simple like "schedule type"
fill that in as Security Door
go to your filters on your schedule and only allow doors with the "schedule type"=Security Door
.....hope this helps your original post was a little confusing
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I'd hope he was aware enough to follow the correct steps in getting that info into the families he wanted......do i need to explain to him to be sure to sync and how to open the project from a central model everytime as well?????
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Either way you do not even need to modify their families if you are scheduling only things that you are creating/placing...just add the correct parameter and filter correctly on your schedule
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Thanks for the input. I am really trying to link the architect's door # with my security hardware so it can be scheduled/coordinated without having to add in the door numbers manually. Unless there is a way to host my security hardware family to the architect's door, I think I will have to type in the door #s manually and keep them synchronized manually.
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Thanks for the input. I am really trying to link the architect's door # with my security hardware so it can be scheduled/coordinated without having to add in the door numbers manually. Unless there is a way to host my security hardware family to the architect's door, I think I will have to type in the door #s manually and keep them synchronized manually.
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how is the arch scheduling their door #'s?
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I have since learned how to at least show the project parameters in a schedule. In my case I was trying to show Door Hardwary set.
1. Open&Unload the Linked ARCH file, create your door schedule inside the Linked file, adding all needed parameters...even project parameters such as "Door HDWE" in my case.
2. Create a mock sheet inside the Linked File and put the new schedule on it.
3. Then copy and paste the schedule back into your project.
4. Close the Linked ARCH file and reload it into your main project. Put the newly copied schedule onto a sheet. You will see that the project parameters have been copied into your project.
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The problem with that process is it is only good as long as the linked file is not updated. You may still have the parameters but the values you set to parameters associated with elements in the linked file will be lost upon update.
Shared parameters can be exported from revit files to a new shared parameter file that you can use. That process is valid for both project and family files. You can read abot that process here: http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-AD648C07-0C2F-478D-AD9D-4F9A5FF515E6
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Jamiew, Have you figured out a method to do what you wanted? I am dealing with the exact same issue. We do security/fire alarm design and we have to assign a security hardware group to the architect's doors and schedule them in our model. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how I can schedule THEIR doors and OUR hardware.
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