Details on the Parameter Manager

The Parameter Manager lists all LINEAR parameters and allows you to edit the parameters. Furthermore, you can define restrictions for the input of parameter values and assign parameters for the output of an information level. Parameters that are used by several component classes can be edited on a component class-specific basis.

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Tools tab ➤ Settings ➤ Parameter Management ...

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Search and filter functions for parameter management

Search field for parameter names

You can filter the parameter table by parameter name or by parts of the parameter names by entering character strings in the search field. The search starts automatically after you enter the first character and is updated after you enter further characters. Upper and lower case is not relevant.

: Click on this button, for example, if the list of parameters has been newly entered or reset and you want to search or filter for the content that still remains in the search field. You can also use the button to filter again for the parameter set that is still set after renaming parameter sets.

Drop-down list of domains

Allows you to filter the table of parameters by the data sources of the parameters. Data sources of a parameter can be, for example, the various calculation modules or 3D building image data.

Parameter set drop-down list

Allows you to filter the table of parameters according to parameter sets. Parameter sets combine parameters that belong together thematically, for example all calculation parameters or all parameters that relate to the location.

Drop-down list of component classes

Allows you to filter the table of parameters by component class and only display parameters that are used in the current drawing of components or have already been adapted.

Parameter management table

The table lists all LINEAR parameters and allows you to edit these parameters.

Context menus of the column headers

Right-clicking on a column header opens a context menu that you can use to sort the table in ascending or descending order and to reset sorting. Sorted columns are marked with an asterisk (*). In the columns of the information levels, you can also activate and deactivate the corresponding level of information for all parameters.

Column	Description
Parameter name	Displays the parameter names and allows parameter names to be changed. Adjusted parameter names are displayed in bold. The original parameter names are displayed together with the ID of the parameter in the tooltip. Delete a changed parameter name to restore the original parameter name.
Domain	Displays the data source of the parameters. Some parameter sets contain parameters with the same name from different data sources. For example, the parameter Line type is available in the parameter set Positioning of multiple domains. You can use the drop-down list to filter by these data sources and thus restrict the display to the parameters of the selected data source. The individual parameters are assigned to the following domains: Domain Data source * Common Contains the parameters that were used across domains, but for which a domain-specific specification is not useful, as the value is always the same (e.g. the floor or the room number). 3D 3D Data Contains the parameters that describe the 3D properties of components and their spatial position. BA Building Analyse Contains the parameters from the building analysis. CO Cooling Contains the parameters from the Analyse Cooling module. GS Gas Contains the parameters from the Gas analysis module. HT Heating Contains the parameters from the Analyse Heating module. PR Product information Contains the parameters that originate from the product information of the components. PW Potable Water Contains the parameters from the Analyse Potable Water module. VE Ventilation Contains the parameters from the Analyse Ventilation module. WW Waste Water Contains the parameters from the Analyse Waste Water module.
Parameter set	Displays the parameter set to which the parameter is assigned. All parameters are thematically assigned to specific sets. You can customize the individual parameter sets and create your own parameter sets. You can create your own parameter set by renaming existing sets. When renaming, you can use a query to specify whether the existing set is renamed or a new set is created. The names of renamed and self-created sets are shown in bold. You can restore the original names of renamed sets by deleting the self-assigned names. Click on in a selected cell to open a context menu that you can use to assign a different parameter set to parameters. For parameters that have been assigned to another set, the name of the parameter set is displayed in bold. Remove bold formatted names of parameter sets to reassign the parameter to the original parameter set. The name of the original parameter set is displayed in the tooltip.
Unit	Displays the unit of the parameter and allows you to adjust the unit. Click on in a selected cell to change the unit, rendering and precision.
Scope	Displays the scope of the parameter and makes it possible to exclude certain component classes from the general scope (<global>), e.g. to assign restrictions to them for entering the parameter values. The resulting scope is then displayed in a line below the parameter. Clicking on in a selected cell opens the Select classes for exception rule dialog, in which you can specify which component classes are excluded from the general scope. You can then assign individual Restrictions for entering parameter values to the newly defined scope and/or define Levels of information for the new scope that differ from the general scope. If a parameter is not used by any component class in the current drawing, the cell is colored blue and the tooltip provides information about this status. For parameters that are used in the current drawing, the cells are not colored and the tooltip provides information on how many and by which component classes the parameter is used. For scopes that are excluded from the general scope of the parameter, the tooltip provides information on how many and which component classes are affected by the exception.
Restrictions	Shows whether and what restrictions there are for values of parameters and allows you to define restrictions. Clicking on in a selected cell opens the Restrictions dialog, in which you can define different types of restrictions. After defining a restriction, the type of restriction is displayed in the corresponding field of the parameter management. Values that do not match the specifications of a restriction are highlighted in red in the LINEAR Properties and Component lists.
Preliminary Draft, Draft, Execution	Information levels for the IFC MEP Export You can use the information levels to control the level of detail of the data to be output in the LINEAR Properties and in the IFC TGA export. For example, you can exclude parameters whose values are only required for execution planning from the information levels of other planning phases and thus always adapt the amount of data to be output to the current planning phase. Set check marks in the corresponding columns to assign the data of a parameter to an information level. In the IFC MEP export, you can then specify which information level is used for the export or whether the data of all or no information levels is used. If required, you can use the Information levels ... button to open a dialog in which you can edit and expand the information levels.

Further parameter management functions

Load ..., Save ...

Allows Parameter managemer configurations to be saved and loaded so that the settings can be used in other drawings or made available as an office standard. When you save a configuration, you are prompted to define the configuration as the default for new drawings.

The configurations are saved as parameter setting files (*.parset) under the following path: ...\LINEAR Software\Solutions xx\CAD\Basis\User-Standards. The default settings are saved in the UserDefaultParameterSettings.parset file. The LINEAR default settings are stored in the UserDefaultParameterSettings.parset file by default.

After clicking on Save ... a dialog opens in which you can choose between the various options.

Reset

Allows you to remove all defined settings of the Parameter manager, reset the Parameter manager to the LINEAR default settings supplied or reset the Parameter manager to your own settings that were previously saved as default settings for the Parameter manager.

The default settings are saved in the UserDefaultParameterSettings.parset file under the path ...\LINEAR Software\Solutions xx\CAD\Basis\User-Standards. The LINEAR default settings are stored in this file on delivery. The LINEAR default settings already contain some useful groupings of parameters in parameter sets added by LINEAR. These parameter sets are displayed in bold. A parameter set is also displayed in bold if it is not the original set of the parameter. The original parameter set is then displayed in the tooltip. Furthermore, the default settings contain various restrictions and assignments to information levels for certain parameters.

After clicking on Reset, a dialog opens in which you can choose between the various reset options.

Detect again

Updates the data listed in the dialog. Use the button, for example, if you have performed a calculation while the Parameter manager is open and want to update the data determined during this calculation and written to the components in the Parameter manager or if you have changed the drawing.

New parameter ...

Opens the Select component classes for the new parameter dialog in which you define the component classes for the new parameter. In the Set parameters dialog, you can then specify whether a new parameter is to be created or whether an existing parameter for other component classes is to be used. Newly created parameters that are not based on existing parameters are automatically assigned to the Product information parameter set.

Remove parameter ...

For parameters that are used by component classes, opens the Select component classes in which the parameter is to be removed dialog in which you specify the component classes in which the parameter is to be removed. By removing all assigned component classes, you can remove self-created parameters from the parameter management.

Information levels ...

Opens the Configure information levels dialog, in which the various information levels are listed and you can edit and extend the information levels.

Show components

Enabled: All components that have a parameter of the currently selected row are highlighted in the drawing.

Apply

All changes are accepted and the dialog closes. The settings are saved in the current drawing.