1. GBBG
REVIT TAGS

2. DEFINING THE PROBLEM INEFFICIENT DETAILING SLOW ANNOTATION PROCESS
INCONSISTENCY IN SECTION NOTES
WWF
WWF-SEE GENERAL NOTES
WWF-SEE GEN. NOTES
WELDED WIRE FABRIC
W.W.F.
UNINTELLIGENT SECTIONS
UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGES (LINKS)

3. TYPE VS. INSTANCE TYPE PARAMETER
WHEN THE NOTE - IS THE NOTE - IS ALWAYS THE NOTE
WWF – SEE GEN. NOTES, IS ALWAYS, WWF – SEE GEN. NOTES
**Elements that are never going to change throughout a project (or will change globally) are set up as type parameters. Meaning you must edit the type and change will apply to all instances of the component.
INSTANCE PARAMETER
WHEN PORTIONS OF THE NOTE NEED TO CHANGE
6”-18GA METAL STUD (600S OR
8”-18GA METAL STUD (800S OR
**Elements that can change from one section to the next

4. TYPE VS. INSTANCE
TYPE
INSTANCE

5. HYBRID – TYPE W/ INSTANCE
TYPE PARAMETER WITH INSTANCE OPTIONS
FOR ELEMENTS THAT ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME FOUNDATIONAL CALLOUT, BUT HAVE MORE INFO. IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE DRAWINGS.
14K1
14K1 SP
BEAM – SEE PLAN
5’-0”
These properties are applied though the use of a prefix and suffix.
**TAGS CAN ALSO BE CREATED FOR LINKED FILES.
*KEY IS CREATING THE SHARED PARAMETER FILE SO THE TWO
MODELS SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. EXPORT SHARED PARAMETER FILE
IS VERY USEFUL HERE.

6. EXPLAINING HOW SETTING UP THE FAMILY CREATE A TAG
CREATE FOR EACH CATEGORY NEEDED
I.E. DETAIL ITEMS, STRUCTURAL COLUMNS, STRUCTURAL FRAMING. ETC.
NEW -> FAMILY -> TYPE OF TAG
DETAIL ITEM TAG
FLOOR TAG
STRUCTURAL COLUMN TAGS
DOOR TAGS
WALL TAGS

7. EXPLANING HOW AFTER CREATING YOUR SHARED PARAMETER:
INSERT A LABEL INTO THE FAMILY
ADD THE SHARED PARAMETER FILE TO YOUR FAMILY
IF A PREFIX/SUFFIX IS DESIRED ADD IT AS WELL
VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF THE LEADER
DRAW TWO VERTICAL LINES CENTERED VERTICALLY ON THE LABEL
TURN THE VISIBILITY OFF
WIDTH OF TEXT
PULL THE GRIP ON THE LABEL TO THE MAX WIDTH OF TEXT ALLOWED BEFORE IT RETURNS THE TEXT.
STYLE
SET FONT AND TEXT SIZE BY EDITING LABEL

8. EXPLAINING HOW
ASSIGN THE SHARED PARAMETER TO THE CORRECT CATEGORY IN THE PROJECT TEMPLATE.
SET THE PARAMETER TO INSTANCE.
IF YOU WANT IT TO BE A TYPE PARAMETER CHANGE IN THE FAMILY.
THIS WILL ALLOW IT TO ONLY AFFECT SPECIFIC FAMILIES.

9. EXPLAINING HOW Annotate → "Tag by Category"
Quick KEY "TG" <−𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑
After activating the tag make sure "horizontal' and "free end" are selected
Select the “tags” button to check the loaded tag

10. Explaining How
**IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE TAGS FOR THE SAME CATEGORY, YOU WILL NEED TO COME HERE TO CHANGE.
FOR EXAMPLE:
ON MY ROOF PLAN I WANT THE TAG TO GIVE ME BEAM SIZE (FAMILY TYPE), BUT IN THE SECTIONS I WANT IT TO GIVE ME “BEAM-SEE PLAN” (DETAIL ITEM TAG)

11. DRAWBACKS LESS FLEXIBILITY THAN TEXT NOTES
NO WIDTH ADJUSTABILITY GRIP
NO RIGHT/LEFT JUSTIFY
REQUIRES UP-FRONT SET UP WORK

12. ADVANTAGES QUICK & EFFICIENT DETAILING
CONTROL & CONSISTENCY IN ANNOTATION TEXT AMONG MULTIPLE USERS ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS.
EASY & QUICK CONTROL OF ARROW AND TEXT BOX ALIGNMENT
EFFICIENT, DEPENDABLE, AND EASY CONTROL OF INFORMATION IN LINKED MODELS