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Table Of Contents
- FEEDBACK ON THE GUIDE
- AUDIENCE
- DEFINITION: QUALITY REVIT CONTENT
- CONTENTS
- SUPPLEMENTARY FILES
- ADDITIONAL FILES
- RECOMMENDED REVIT RELEASE AND DISCIPLINE FOR CONTENT CREATION
- 1.1 DETERMINING DESIGN INTENT
- 1.2 BALANCING PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN COMPLEXITY
- 1.3 AUTODESK EXCHANGE FORMAT (.ADSK)
- 1.4 USING IMPORTED CONTENT
- 1.5 PLANNING A REVIT MODEL FAMILY
- 2.1 WORKFLOW FOR MODEL CONTENT CREATION
- 2.2 FAMILY UNITS
- 2.3 FAMILY NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.4 TYPE NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.5 CATEGORY AND SUBCATEGORY STANDARDS AND USAGE
- 2.6 AUTODESK APPROVED PARAMETER USAGE
- 2.7 PARAMETER NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.8 MATERIAL NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.9 PREVIEW IMAGE STANDARDS
- 2.10 TYPE CATALOG STANDARDS AND USAGE
- 2.11 MATERIAL APPLICATION IN MODEL FAMILIES
- 3.1 GENERAL FAMILY TESTING GUIDELINES
- 3.2 FAMILY-SPECIFIC TESTING GUIDELINES
2.7PARAMETERNAMINGCONVENTIONS
ConsistentparameternamingenableseasierandmorecomprehensiveparametricsearchinginAutodeskSeek.
Createparametersonlywhenvariationcreatesmeaningfullydifferentiatedtypesthatrepresentreal‐world
possibilities.
GUIDELINES
• Usestandardapprovedparameternameswhenavailable.
• Keepparameternamesasshortaspossible.
• Avoidabbreviationandtruncation,whenpossible.
• Use‘titlecasing’(aswiththetitleofabook)forparameternames,astheyarecasesensitive(e.g.,
CoefficientofPerformance;PointofShipment;HighandLowPressureGasConnectionDiameter).
• Parametersmustdisplayindialogs.
• DonotchangelabelnamesprovidedbytheRevitfamilytemplates.
• Parameternamesthatyoureusetocreateequalitiesshouldbecarefullycheckedfornamecoherence.
• Usethemostcommondescriptorforagroupofparametersasthefirstpartofthenamesothatthe
parameterssortlogically(e.g.,FilterFaceArea;FilterEfficiency).
• Parametersforsubsequentitemsshouldincludeanumberinthenamebeforethefinalpartofthe
description,butdonotincludeanumberinthenameforthefirstitem(e.g.,ActualHotGasFlow;Actual
HotGas2Flow).
• Avoidusingsymbolsinparameternames,including:+‐/\*()“‘<>|^${}[].
• Donotincludeunitsinthenameofaparameter(e.g.,SupplyAirFlowCFM).
• UsingthetermsActualorDesign:
o Actual–describestheactualvaluethesystemdefinitionrequires.“Actual”parametersarelinked
toconnectorsandareoftenusedforparametersthatdefineflowrates,forexample,Actual
SupplyAirFlow;ActualChilledWaterFlow.
o Design–describeswhattheproductisdesignedtodo,forexample,DesignVentilationAirFlow;
DesignReturnAirFlow.
• NameYes/NoparameterssotheyimplythattheyreturnaYes/Novalue,forexample:
o HasHandle
o IsEnergyEfficient
o ShowHoods
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