User parameters are useful for providing additional information about an object. For example, in Family Tables the parameter Cost may have a different value for each instance. User parameters are stored with the model. You can add a parameter without defining a relation. To view existing user parameters, click Tools > Parameters.
Methods for Creating Parameters
You can add parameters in different ways:
• Click Tools > Parameters. The Parameters dialog box opens in the context of the top assembly. You can change the context of the objects.
• In the Model Tree, right-click a feature for which you want to add parameters, and click Parameters on the shortcut menu. The Parameter dialog box opens in the context of the selected object. You cannot change the context of the objects.
You can select multiple objects and then use the Parameters command to simultaneously create or edit common parameters in all selected objects. If you first select a model node, the context of the objects is model in the Look In box. If you first select a non-model node, the context of the objects is feature or component in the Look In box. The top assembly node is a non-model node.
• For Annotation element parameters, click to access the Annotation Feature dialog box. Click an element for which you want to define a parameter, and then click Parameters.
Specifying the Object Type
You can add user parameters to different object types that are listed in the Look In box in the Parameters dialog box. The following object types are supported: