topic Re: Looking to create data and communication tags in Revit MEP Forum

Looking to create data and communication tags

graham3699 — Tue, 04 May 2021 23:39:23 GMT

I was wondering anyone can help with my Electrical Revit model ! firstly I'm trying to create data and communication tags and change color as in picture red for power, green for internet and blue as shown in picture but when I create duplicate electrical circuit tag and change parameters to data tag and change the color different to red it will not let me have 2 different colors, also I'm using circuit number for Elec tag with is fine but I dnt know what tag parameter to use for data and communication tags as circuit number is greyed out in electrical loads in properties palette

Thanks,

Graham

Re: Looking to create data and communication tags

L.Maas — Wed, 05 May 2021 07:04:43 GMT

Tags are connected to an object of a certain Revit category. So if you have a data device you create a data device tag. for a communication device you will need to create a communication device tag.

A tag reads a parameter from the object you attach it to. This parameter can be a certain Revit built in parameter or a shared parameter you created and attached to the family/category.

Built in parameters for Data Devices can be found in the "Data Device Tag.rfa".

So power, communication and data all need their own tag family.

In some case you cases you can use multi category tags but those do not always have all the needed parameters available for tagging

Re: Looking to create data and communication tags

graham3699 — Wed, 05 May 2021 08:15:33 GMT

hi thanks,

great info, Would it be possible send a screen shot of what a Revit lighting and power drawings all tagged, dims with data and communication tags as unsure what info yo put on wire tags, cable tray tags, lighting , switch tags etc data tags, communication tags and parameters to add to each component like what looks professional ? also trying to figure out what info to put on sockets lights wires , also now I have separate tags for data communication circuit number I want to change for tagging as communication but its greyed out saying unnamed and data is just numbering so need to figure out how change circuit number.

Thanks,

Graham

Re: Looking to create data and communication tags

jwinklerSB4SV — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:06:17 GMT

LMaas is right, you need different tags if you are tagging the wall devices. This is what most people do. However, it appears you were trying to tag the wires connected to the devices.

You can change the color of wires using Revit "Filters" (under view properties). However, if you are connecting a wire to a teldata device, I believe you must create a new custom wire Type for Cat 6 (instead of AWG, THHN, etc.). If you are tagging the wires, I don't believe you want to give a "circuit number" to a signal cable because you are not connecting it to a power panel. So maybe label that one with text? Or add a cable run number parameter (or two) to the data device family and tag the wall device.

Re: Looking to create data and communication tags

mamudubashra — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:31:48 GMT

I've been through a similar situation in Revit. For data and communication tags, try creating a new shared parameter for "Color" and apply it to the tag family. Then, you can customize each tag's color without limitations. It might be a workaround, but it should do the trick! You can also take hrdf training to learn more useful things. Good luck with your project!