Equvalent of AutoCAD Block Attributes

[tomb]

In Revit, is their an equivalent of AutoCAD  Block Attributes where we can change the value of text within an a group. Should we create a family and use Model Text with parameters?

[barthbradley]

Use Tags.  

Tags | Revit 2021 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

[syman2000]

Depends what you want to do. Revit has tags which report object metadata or you can create symbols which is generic annotation operate much like how AutoCAD block attribute would behave. You can add any parameters and schedule it.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Revit's parameters are the equivalence of AutoCAD's Attributes.  Parameters in a generic annotation family can be exposed directly as Labels.  Built-in and shared Parameters in a detail component family or a model family can be exposed via Labels in Tag family and Schedule in the project, or as embedded Labels via nesting mechanism.

Attached is an simple Generic Annotation family with two parameters (attributes) that I use for Contact blocks in projects.