How do you add a parameter to identity data in Revit?

How do you change identity data in Revit?

Change the Identity Data of a Material

1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Materials.
2. In the Material Browser, select the material to change in the project materials list.
3. In the Material Editor panel, click the Identity tab.
4. Edit the parameter values as necessary. …
5. To save the changes to the material, click Apply.

How do you add a parameter to a label in Revit?

Create a Single-Category Tag with a Shared Parameter

1. Click File tab New (Annotation Symbol), select a template (such as, Door Tag. …
2. Click Create tab Text panel (Label).
3. Click in the drawing area. …
4. Click (Add Parameter).
5. In the Parameter Properties dialog, click Select and select the shared parameter to add to the label.

How do you assign a parameter in Revit?

Assign a Global Parameter

1. Select the element and locate the instance or type parameter.
2. Click the button to the right of the parameter and its value. …
3. (Optional) Click (New Global Parameter) to create a compatible global parameter.
4. Select a global parameter from the list to assign to the parameter.
5. Click OK.

How do I add a parameter to an object in Revit?

Add Shared Parameters to Families

1. Start creating a family or open an existing one.
2. In the drawing, select the object.
3. Click Modify |
4. In the Family Types dialog, under the Parameters group box, click Add.
5. In the Parameter Properties dialog, select Shared parameter.

How do I change a family description in Revit?

Select an instance of the family in the drawing area, and click Modify tab Mode panel (Edit Family).

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Modify Families in a Project (or Nested Family)

1. Click Overwrite the existing version.
2. Click Overwrite the existing version and its parameter values. …
3. Click Cancel.

How do I change my family name in Revit?

right-click the family or type, and click Rename. As an alternative, select the type and press F2. right-click a type, and click Duplicate. Enter a name for the type.

How do I create a custom label in Revit?

Create Annotation Labels

1. Click File tab New Annotation Symbol or Title Block.
2. In the displayed dialog, select the appropriate template for the family you are creating.
3. In the Family Editor, click Create tab Text panel (Label).
4. In the Type Selector, select the label type.

How do I edit a label in Revit?

Select the tag and click Modify | Tags tab Mode panel (Edit Family) to open the Family Editor, where you can edit the labels in this tag’s family. Edit the value of an element parameter on the Properties palette, or, if a parameter in the tag’s label is editable, the tag becomes a control when selected.

How do you add material parameters in Revit family?

Apply a Material by Family

1. Click Modify | tab Properties panel (Family Types).
2. In the Family Types dialog, under Materials and Finishes, locate the parameter for the object.
3. Click in the Value column for the parameter.
4. Click .
5. In the Material Browser, select a material, and click Apply.
6. Click OK.

How do you create a family parameter?

Create Family Parameters

1. In the Family Editor, click Create tab Properties panel (Family Types).
2. In the Family Types dialog, click New, and enter a name for the new type. …
3. Under Parameters, click Add.
4. In the Parameter Properties dialog, under Parameter Type, select Family parameter.
5. Enter a name for the parameter.

Where is the Revit shared parameter file?

Your Shared Parameter file is located where you told Revit to save the file when you created it. The Shared Parameter file is nothing more than a . txt file that is formatted as tab delimited. A common place to store a Shared Parameter file is with your Revit templates in a standards directory.

How do you add shared parameters to a family?

You add shared parameters to families in the Family Editor.

1. Start creating a family or open an existing one.
2. In the drawing, select the object.
3. Click Modify |
4. In the Family Types dialog, under the Parameters group box, click Add.