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8 For Group parameter under, select a value.
9 Select either Instance or Type. This defines whether the parameter is an Instance or Type
10 Click OK.

Creating Family Parameter Links

By linking family parameters, you can control the parameters of families nested inside host families from
within a project view. You can control instance parameters or type parameters.
To link parameters, they must be the same type. For example, link a text parameter in the host family to a
text parameter in the nested family.
You can link a host-family parameter to more than one nested family parameter of the same type. Also, you
can link this parameter to multiple nested families.
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Name Description
Number Used to collect miscellaneous numeric data. Can be defined by a formula. Can also
have real numbers.
Length Can be used to establish the length of an element or subcomponent. Can be defined
by a formula.
Area Can be used to establish the area of an element or subcomponent. Formulas can
be used in this field.
Volume Can be used to establish the length of an element or subcomponent. Formulas can
be used in this field.
Angle Can be used to establish the angle of an element or subcomponent. Formulas can
be used in this field.
Slope Can be used to create parameters that define slope.
Currency Can be used to create currency parameters.
URL Provides web link to user defined URL.
Material Establishes parameters in which a specific material can be assigned.
Yes/No Used most often for instance properties when the parameter is defined with either
a Yes or No.
Family Type Used with nested components and allows you to swap components after the family
is loaded into a project.
After the family is loaded into a project, this value determines which group header the parameter
displays under in the Instance Properties dialog.
parameter.
NOTE To assign a material to a family element, save the family and load it into a project. Place the
family in the project and select it. On the Family Properties panel, click Types and set a value for the
material parameter.