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**cheinaranta** · October 19, 2018, 03:55 PM

Are you referring to where to group the parameter under when building a family? It's just a way to structure the parameters of a family to keep things organized, so the question I'd be asking is where would I look for this?. I'd use visibility.

**philsogood** · October 19, 2018, 08:12 PM

Hi
I don't understand what you mean by "a way to structure the parameters of a family"
In my case, I only want to hide some objects in the family
Phil

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**cheinaranta** · October 19, 2018, 10:08 PM

So what "group" you use, doesn't matter too much. In the image I have a parameter under graphics and I have one under visibility. Is that what you were referring to in the original question?

If yes, then I'd use visibility.

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**philsogood** · October 23, 2018, 06:53 AM

thanks Chris, this is what i was asking but what graphocs would be use for if visibility is doing the same job?
Phil

**Robin Deurloo** · October 23, 2018, 08:03 AM

I think I have used graphics when I need to have a detail item in a family (so 2D info) where I need to change it's visibility and I use visibility for 3D objects. But I am not a 100% sure I have done that for all of them. Good idea to check that for consistency.

But you could indeed use any category for any type of parameter, it is just a way for you (and your company) to group them so people know where to look for them.

**LeChumpOfStultz** · October 24, 2018, 06:15 AM

Does visibility get buried towards the bottom once you have a few other parameter groups involved? I've always leaned towards graphics for organising the on/off stuff and I think it was mainly just so it was near the top. Especially when they're instance based, it was easier for most people in the office to select the family and then right near the top of properties browser have all their check boxes for turning things on and off. I'm that used to doing it out of habit that I'd forgotten all about the visibility section. Now that you bring it up I'm really not sure what the distinction is supposed to be.

**Robin Deurloo** · October 27, 2018, 08:07 PM

I think it does get buried at the bottom, because the groups are alphabetically and the parameter inside the groups you can change the order of. So that is indeed something you might wanna take into account.

**cheinaranta** · October 29, 2018, 06:36 PM

V2017.2, groups are not alphabetical.

#01 is the first group, then I worked down the list. The groupings are all over the map.

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**philsogood** · October 29, 2018, 07:22 PM

Very interesting
Thank you so much
Phil

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