Shared parameters are available for both single- and multi-category tags.
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Click File tab
New
(Annotation Symbol), select a template (such as, Door Tag.rft) and click Open.
The Family Editor opens.
- Click Create tabText panel
(Label).
- Click in the drawing area. The Edit Label dialog opens.
- Click
(Add Parameter).
- In the Parameter Properties dialog, click Select and select the shared parameter to add to the label.
- Click OK twice.
The selected parameter displays in the Category Parameters list.
- Select the shared parameter from the Category Parameters list and click
(Add parameters to label).
- Click OK.
- Create the tag using the Lines tool and save the file.
When you tag instances of the category in the project, the tag label displays a value only if those category instances have the external parameter. For example, you create a door tag with the shared parameter Door Trim Finish. You can then tag all doors with that tag, but the tag displays a value for Door Trim Finish only if the door has that shared parameter, otherwise a “?” appears in the tag.