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Figure 6.2
Choosing parameter names
In addition, in this case all caps is used for the naming convention, which
helps users to quickly spot any custom parameters in the Properties palette,
although there are other ways to achieve this. For example, you can use an
abbreviation of your company's name before or after the parameter name,
such as MyCo_Length or Height_MyCo. Autodesk capitalizes the first letter
of each word when developing parameters names (this is called title case or
headline style), and this is the default for standards such as the Autodesk
Revit Model Content Style Guide (
http://seek.autodesk.com/
MarketingSolutionsRevitStyleGuide.htm
)
, Australian and New Zealand
Revit Standards (
www.ANZRS.org
), and the bimstore Standards
bimstore-bible-revit-new.pdf
). Whichever you choose for your own
standard, the key is to be consistent and stick to it.
Parameter naming is important because Revit is case sensitive and context
sensitive when you refer to a parameter in a formula, calculated value, or
filter. Spelling and capitalization accuracy are critical, so develop a naming
convention that is as simple as possible while still being easily understood.
Using Type Parameters
Type parameters
arethereasonyoucanhavemultiplevariationsofafamily
within one file. Family types drive type parameters that are common to
the host family, but potentially unique to each family variation - or 'type'.
