Displaying Parameter Values; Removing Parameter Values; Locking Loose-Labeled Dimensions; Referencing Imported Geometry - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

2 Under Dimensions, enter a formula for one of the parameters in the Formula column.
3 Click OK.

Displaying Parameter Values

1 Click a dimension in the drawing area.
2 On the Options Bar, select a desired parameter value from the Label drop-down list.

Removing Parameter Values

1 Click a dimension in the drawing area.
2 On the Options Bar, select <None> from the Label drop-down list.

Locking Loose-Labeled Dimensions

You can maintain the parametric relationships between loose-labeled dimensions by locking them. To lock
a dimension directly in the drawing area, click
When a loose-labeled dimension is locked, all of the associated parameters also lock. This means that as the
dimensions are moved in the drawing area, the associated parameters are constrained and the dimension
value is preserved.
NOTE Locked dimensions and their associated parameters cannot be changed in the drawing area. Use the Lock
column in the Family Types dialog to change them.
When a loose-labeled dimension is unlocked, all of the referenced geometry unlocks and is unconstrained.
To lock a loose-labeled dimension from the Family Types dialog
1 On the Family Properties panel, click Types.
2 Select Lock to constrain a parameter.

Referencing Imported Geometry

Imported ACIS solid and surface geometry can be referenced in the conceptual design environment to create
a form, divide a surface, or host point elements.
The following table describes the available conceptual design environment tools that can reference imported
ACIS geometry.
ACIS Geometry
Type
Edge
Curve
Surface
NOTE Unsupported references, such as a polymesh, cannot be used.
Create Form Divide Surface
Tool Tool
x
x
x x
next to the dimension.
Host Point Ele-
ment
x
x
x
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