Hello,
I am trying to create a 3d electrical component (eg GPO, data outlets), and associated tags.
We have standard 3d electrical components, which have the symbols shown in plan (as well as face plates in 3d/elevation). The main problem is that I cannot manipulate the orientation of the symbol in plan. This makes it hard to read when we have components next to each other at 1:100 scale as the annotation cannot be manipulated separately to the 3d element.
I am thinking that it would be best to:
- have a single smple 3d component (just a face plate extrusion), but with a bunch of yes/no parameters that would describe the type of fixture (GPO, DGPO, Dedicated Circuit etc)
- Have a single tag symbol, which would show/hide elements differently depending which toggles are set in the component instance that it is tagging:
- I also need it to report height above floor level and amperage, which is I can live with being a be manual input for the moment.
- I am thinking that tags are the go, as they can be easily manipulated/rotated, and from what I read, scheduled.
Not being a long time user of Revit (or a computer programmer) I'm unsure on:
- How the tag will pick up the parameters of the host component. I think these need to be instance either family (reporting instance) parameters or shared parameters?
- How the host component parameters will control visibility settings in the tag. I think this is either a formula, or the visibility set to a shared parameter toggle?
I've spent a couple of hours spinning in circles, nobody in the office knows how to do this and I can't seem to find a specific example online... Any help/insight appreciated. Thanks!
