Adding identity tags to objects

[Anonymous]

Hi 

I works as a lighting designerand I just purchased Revit LT in order to meet some 3D-project managment requirements.

I find the lighting fixture families to be very useful and simple to work with but I need some way to identify the fixture types used in the project without acctually clicking each fixture when in plan view.
In Autocad 2D i create an text attribute which I block together with my 2D-symbol, is there any way to do a similar action in Revit? I tried to group my 3D-symbol with a text, but that dident work out to good when moving and copying the symbols. 

Does anyone have a easy way to do this? I imagine al types of diciplines would need a similar action to keep track of what is drawn?

Best Regards

Fredrik Amnäs
Black Lighting Design
www.blackljusdesign.se

[AJA14]

Hi. That's what tags are for. Go to the annotate ribbon and use tag all or by category to provide tags for the lighting fixtures. These tags will automatically update when you change the fixture type.

If this solves your problem please Accept As Solution.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your response.

The only problem with using the tag tool is that the tag doesnt copy with the fixture.
If I apply a tag to a fixture and then array it, the tag does not follow to the copied units.

Do you know anyway to solve this?

Thanks!

[loboarch]

The "Tag All" feature will solve this for you.  Array the fixtures and then use the "Tag All" option from the annotate tab.  Then select the light fixture category and tags will be applied to all of the light fixtures in the view.

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit_LT/enu/2013/Help/0075-Revit_LT75/0888-Document888/1137-Annotati11...