2009

2.10TYPECATALOGSTANDARDSANDUSAGE
Atypecatalogiscomma‐delimitedTXTfilethat,whenplacedinthesamedirectoryasafamily,displaysalistof
familytypesbeforethefamilyisloadedintoaproject.Youcanselectandloadonlythefamilytypesthatthe
currentprojectrequires,avoidinganunnecessaryincreaseinprojectsizefromunusedtypesandalonglistoftypes
intheTypeSelector.Thetypecatalogalsoprovidesanexternalmeansofeditingthefamily,asyoucanremoveand
addparametersandtypesinthecatalogfile(TXT).
TYPECATALOGSTANDARDS
Usethefollowingstandardswhencreatingtypecatalogs:
• Useanytexteditortocreatetypecatalogs.
• Createtypecatalogsforfamiliesthatcontainsixormoretypes.
• Nameatypecatalogfile(.txt)withthesamenameasthefamilyfile(.rfa)thatitsupports.
• Ensurethatparametersintypecatalogsaretestloadedbythefamilyforwhichyoucreatethetype
catalog.Iftheparametersarenotused,thefamilywillnotload.
IMPORTANT:InTypeCatalogs,inordertoincludefeetandinchmarksinthetypename,youmustincludea“mark
afterthefootorinchsymbol.
Todisplaythetypename… Inthetypecatalog,enter…
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Forinformationoncreatingatypecatalog,see“CreatingTypeCatalogs”intheRevitHelpandFamiliesGuide.
UNIT‐SPECIFICFAMILY
Atypecatalog(TXTfile)foradoorfamily
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RMCSG—52 Version2.1
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