About Parameter Manager

Parameter management provides an overview of all LINEAR parameters as well as the option to edit the parameters and thus implement a configuration that is optimally adapted to your needs. Changes to the configuration in parameter management take effect in all areas of the program that work with parameters, e.g. the LINEAR properties, the component lists and the export.

You can use the various functions to perform different tasks relating to the use, organization and output of LINEAR parameters and their values.

Editing parameters

You can rename parameters if required and make adjustments to the units used and their formats. Of course, you can also add your own parameters to your project.

Grouping of parameters by their data source

Some parameters grouped thematically in parameter sets have the same name in the different parameter sets. For these parameters to be differentiated according to their data source, the data sources (domains) of the parameters are displayed in the column. You can filter by data source using the corresponding drop-down list.

Grouping of parameters in parameter sets

All parameters are grouped thematically in parameter sets. If necessary, adjust the assignment of existing parameters and create your own parameter sets to optimize the organization of the parameters for your project. For example, you can assign parameters to specific use cases. The allocation of parameters to the respective parameter sets is also reflected in the structure of the LINEAR properties and component lists.

Definition of possible parameter values

Parameter management also offers the option of defining restrictions for entering parameter values to ensure that certain specifications are adhered to. Values that do not comply with the specifications are marked in red in the LINEAR Properties and component lists.

Information content of the output depending on the planning phase

As different information is required depending on the phase of a project and increasingly detailed information is required as a project progresses, parameter management offers different information levels for the parameters and their values. This allows you, for example, to exclude parameter values that are only required for execution planning from the information levels of other planning phases and thus design the output of data according to the current project phase. The option of creating further information levels gives you plenty of possibilities for defining the scope of information depending on the progress of the project. You can use the information levels to control the output of the data in the LINEAR Properties and in the IFC TGA export.

Component class-specific editing of parameters

You can also use parameter management to configure parameters that are used by several component classes on a component class-specific basis. Here, for example, you can define component class-specific restrictions for entering parameter values or define component class-specific information levels.

Use of Parameter manager configurat

You can save and load configurations of the Parameter manager and thus use the settings in other drawings or make them available as an office standard. You can also define a configuration as the default setting so that it is always used by the Parameter manager.

The LINEAR default settings in parameter management are used in the delivery state. These defaults already offer you some practical presettings on the basis of which you can create your own configuration for the default setting if required. If you want to create your configuration without any default settings, you can remove all settings from the Parameter manager.