topic Re: Generic Annotation of Length in Revit Architecture Forum

Generic Annotation of Length

BigPicture045 — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:58:56 GMT

I am trying to make a family that I can use to put in specified lengths. This will be in a table and I would typically do this with text.

However, I have to enter the length in inches and I want Revit to convert the inches automatically to feet & inches.

I am trying with a label, however, I am not sure of a way to type in the label as the parameter is length.

I want the label to take an input such as 76" and feedback 6'-4".

Re: Generic Annotation of Length

ToanDN — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:03:31 GMT

Select the label and Format Units. Or just share the family here.

Re: Generic Annotation of Length

BigPicture045 — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:17:05 GMT

That worked.

Is it possible to have an instance parameter that is "=Length", but outputs that in inches?

The values I am inputting are originally in inches, and need to be in feet/inches format, but it would be nice to have a way to verify they are the correct inches value as well.

Can the highlighted be inches:

Re: Generic Annotation of Length

ToanDN — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:22:33 GMT

@BigPicture045 wrote:

That worked.

Is it possible to have an instance parameter that is "=Length", but outputs that in inches?

The values I am inputting are originally in inches, and need to be in feet/inches format, but it would be nice to have a way to verify they are the correct inches value as well.

Only if it is also a label so that you can Format Units to Inches.

Re: Generic Annotation of Length

BigPicture045 — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:38:09 GMT

What you are saying is that the instance properties panel will always output in feet & inches?

This would mean to see the inches it would have to be a visible label in the family correct?

Re: Generic Annotation of Length

ToanDN — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:41:56 GMT

Another way is not using Length for the Inches parameter, but using a Number parameter. Change the formula to: (Length / 1) * 12. Then you don't need to create a label.