5
Click OK.
Adding Groups of Saved Custom Parameters to Parts
1
Create or open the part to which you want to add a group of saved custom parameters. For help
with this step, see
on page 649 or
Working with Block-Based Parts
on page 743.
2
Depending on the type of part, do one of the following:
■
If the part is parametric, in the part browser, right-click Size Parameters, and click Edit
Configuration. Then, in the Size Parameters dialog, click
(Insert Custom Parameter
Group).
■
If the part is block-based, in the MvPart Builder dialog, click the Properties tab, and click
Edit Properties. Then, in the Property Editor dialog, click
(Insert Custom Parameter
Group).
3
In the Open dialog, select the Microsoft
®
Excel
®
(XLS) file that contains the group of custom
parameters.
4
Click Open.
The software adds the custom parameters in the selected file to the part. If the part already has
a parameter with the same name as a parameter stored in the file, the parameter in the file is
not added to the part.
If the file contains saved values for the parameters, the values are also added to the part.
Testing Parts Created with Content Builder
It is important to test each part size before using it in your drawings. You should verify the insertion point,
all view representations, and each connector. If testing produces undesirable results, you should modify and
retest the appropriate part sizes. Although testing can be a tedious process, following the guidelines presented
here will verify that your part sizes work correctly for AutoCAD MEP.
Testing the Display Representations of a Part
Depending on whether you test part sizes in a drawing started from scratch or from a template, you verify
accurate view representations in 1 of 2 ways: by scrolling through the various display configurations in a
viewport, or by scrolling through the various layout tabs in a template. You should see representations on
the Model tab similar to the following as you change display configurations for the viewport.
TIP
To quickly change display configurations for a viewport, select a display configuration from the list in the
bottom-right corner below the drawing area.
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