Custom Callout Head/Tag

[Anonymous]

I am trying to create a callout tag/head that i am able to add text parameters for. When I go into the family and try to edit the label, they only give me system parameters. Is there a way i can make these callout heads editable? See below picture

[ToanDN]

Visit the link below.  Courtesy of @barthbradley.

https://www.revitforum.org/structure-family-creation/6208-section-mark-added-text.html

[Anonymous]

@ToanDN, 

"- Take your original family and copy it. Open it.
- Go to Family Category and Parameters and switch it to wall tag (it will allow us to add a shared parameter)
- Add a Label, On left bottom corner of "Edit Label" Window : Add a parameter. (see FIrst Attachment)"

How do i switch to a wall tag? How do i denote wall tag into my callout properties Callout Tag Parameter?

[ToanDN]

You must follow the exact steps from the instruction.  I did try it once and it worked.

[Anonymous]

@ToanDN

This did work. Thank you for your help. But now i'm facing the problem if i change the callout head, it changes all callout heads. I would like some to be automatic to the sheet its on and some editable on my end. 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

You need to have different Callout (View) types using different Callout Tags.  Each Callout Tag is using a different Callout Head symbol.

[Dana.DeFilippi.SG]

Unfortunately I cannot get this to to work. 

I'm having the issue where:

1. I switch the tag from a callout head to a wall tag, add the shared parameter - works great.  But when I switch it back to a callout head it replaces my shared parameter with "Detail Number".

OR

2. I save the callout head family with a different name, switch the family type and add the parameter.  When I try to copy the shared parameter label from the new family with a different name to the original callout head family I get the error message "Can't paste Labels across Families of different Categories."

Thanks in advance for any assistance 🙂