PurgeSharedParam

PurgeSharedParam

Win64, English

Harrison-Dean
Remove shared parameters from the Active Document.

General Usage Instructions

  •  To open the application, select the button "Delete Shared Parameters" (see image 1).
  •  This will open the dialog "Delete Shared Parameters" and show all the shared parameters within the active document (see image 2).
  •  Note the number of displayed parameters may be higher than those shown in the dialog "Project Parameters", found in the Manage tab.
  •  These additional parameters (highlighted in red text) are obsolete and should be deleted.
  •  These parameters highlighted in blue text are Family Shared Parameters.
  •  You can check individual items or use the "Check All" radio button (see image 3).
  •  Use the navigation button (....) to open your shared parameters file (see image 4).
  •  This can be used to compare your shared parameters file with those contained in the active document  (see image 5)
  •  Selecting the "Delete Selected Items" button (see image 6) displays a warning dialog that provides the possibility to interrupt the action if necessary (see image 7).
  •  Selecting "Yes" deletes all the selected items and associated data. A dialog appears, confirming the number of deleted parameters (see image 8).
  •  By selecting the name of the Shared Parameter with the active document will highlight in light green its equivalent Shared Parameter from the loaded file (Image-9).
  •  The views will AutoScroll to the parameter if it exists. This can be extremely valuable when working with non-office standard files were parameter GUID’s match but the names do not.
  •  By selecting anywhere but the name of the Shared Parameter will clear the highlight.
  •  Facility to filter (case sensitive) the shared parameters (see image 10).

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Note: Please uninstall the previous version before installing this version.

Additional Information

Known Issues

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Author/Company Information

Harrison-Dean

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Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.9.0

Includes 2022 Update

1.8.0

Includes 2021 Update

1.7.0

Includes 2020 Update

1.6.0

Revit 2019 update

1.5.0

Revit 2018 update

1.4.0

Enhanced identification of Obsolete Shared Parameters and Family Shared Parameters within a project.

1.3.0

Enhanced identification of Obsolete Shared Parameters. Identification of Family Shared Parameters within a project.

1.2.0

Localised Version.

1.1.0

Enhancement in the identification of Legacy parameters in Template and Project documents.

1.0.0

Initial release.

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