Inside Type Catalogs – Part 2

A common question I get often is how do I declare a certain type of parameter in a type catalog. So I created a cheat sheet of sorts to share.

Discipline = Common

Type of Parameter:	Parameter declaration:
Text	param_name##OTHER##
Integer	param_name##OTHER##
Number	param_name##OTHER##
Length	param_name##LENGTH##FEET
Area	param_name##AREA##SQUARE_FEET
Volume	param_name##VOLUME##CUBIC_FEET
Angle	param_name##ANGLE##DEGREES
Slope	param_name##SLOPE##SLOPE_DEGREES
Currency	param_name##CURRENCY##
URL	param_name##OTHER##
Material	param_name##OTHER##
Yes/No	param_name##OTHER##
<Family Type>	param_name##OTHER##

useful notes:

1. Yes/No values in type catalogs are defined as 1 or 0 with 1 equaling Yes and 0 equaling No.
2. Family Type parameter values are defined as:
   
   1. family name : type name
      
      1. note no “.rfa” in name,
      2. there is a space : space between the family name and type name.
      3. also any inches in the type name require an extra “ mark in the value, so 12” Base is defined as 12”” Base )
   2. family name (only, if family has no type names)

System Parameters:

System Parameter:	Parameter declaration:
Keynote	Keynote##OTHER##
Model	Model##OTHER##
Manufacturer	Manufacturer##OTHER##
Type Comments	Type Comments##OTHER##
URL	URL##OTHER##
Description	Description##OTHER##
Assembly Code	Assembly Code##OTHER##
Cost	Cost##CURRENCY##

useful notes:

1. A known issue with type catalogs and system parameters is that the parameter in the family must be filled out for the type to load the value from the catalog properly.

If this is helpful to you guys, I will expand the list to include other disciplines.

Inside Type Catalogs – Part 2