How to place a letter or number in the bubble of the legend title in Revit

[DavidRaines]

What is the correct method for placing a letter or number in the bubble of the legend title?

Thanks

David 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

A legend does not have Number so you need to add a Shared parameter as a label, then add the same shared parameter in the Project and assign it to Views category. That will let you enter a letter or a number manually to the legend view.

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

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@DavidRaines wrote:

What is the correct method for placing a letter or number in the bubble of the legend title?

Thanks

David 

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Are you meaning a View Port Title bubble? If so, what do you want it to read?  Edit family and pick a different parameter for the bubble label.   

[DavidRaines]

thank you for all the responses. Is it possible to limit responses if they are the same?  Mine, it appears to be all the same solution.

thanks,

David

[ToanDN]

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@DavidRaines wrote:

thank you for all the responses. Is it possible to limit responses if they are the same?  Mine, it appears to be all the same solution.

thanks,

David

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No.  People may be typing at the same time when offering you an answer.  And in general, you want to have more people answer your question, not less.  

[barthbradley]

@DavidRaines: If this is about not wanting to receive email updates, you could opt out of email updates to certain threads you are participating in.   Look under your personal settings.  

...sorry to ping you again, but this screenshot may help you: 

[hstaabprime]

What a silly process for something that should be OOTB. As my colleague who desperately misses the dumb simplicity of AutoCAD - "all that work for two lines of text".

Regardless, thanks for posting the solution.

[barthbradley]

What silly about it? David was just looking to customize the OOTB View Title Annotation Family.  

[hstaabprime]

The silliness is not in the OP's request for a solution (which was what I was also after), but that Revit OOTB didn't already have this.

[barthbradley]

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@hstaabprime wrote:

The silliness is not in the OP's request for a solution (which was what I was also after), but that Revit OOTB didn't already have this.

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They do have this.  View Title.rfa.  It's in the Project Browser of the OOTB Default Project Template as well.   The bubble populates with the Detail Number, but Legends don't have a Detail Number, so the bubble is empty.  It's simple to customize though.  Simpler than AutoCAD, IMO -- based on my 25 years experience.   

[hstaabprime · Accepted solution]

Fair enough. I retract my silly comment and leave only my gratitude for a solution..

[DavidRaines]

All:

After reading the comments I got to wonder why Autodesk did not provide the option to place a letter or number (old fashion architecture in the Legend Bubble. Either the Letter of Number, a sheet number is not necessary. It should be a easy fix to provide a letter or number option in the graphics section of properties just like the all other titles.

Comments are made to improve the Revit program one would see them with use. I am not sure I notice anything new on these releases, but I am sure they exist. Another comment I read (that received lots of kudos from Autodesk staff) last year was to make the flyout active and change with new data in the view range tab in the properties bar. I don't know about you folks but this is frustrating for me. 

If Autodesk is constantly fine tuning Revit why not have I seen these two items fixed to save time a long time ago.

David Raines

[ToanDN]

Because a Legend can be placed on multiple sheets.  What if it has a different number on each sheet?  

[DavidRaines]

Legends are sheet specific relating to the content place on sheet.  In the practice of architecture the legend does not come with a sheet number in the legend title only a letter or number. (I say this with my experience.)  Although some architects do place sheet numbers on everything it is redundant not necessary again because the legend is sheet specific.

Hope this answers question.

Regards,

David

[DavidRaines]

Normally the letter or numbers for each sheet/drawing start over. Since Revit allows for consecutive numbering a lot of in experience CAD operators seem to like numbers and consecutively run numbers 1-? rather than starting over with every drawing / sheet.  All drawings and legends letters/numbers begin new on each sheet.

This makes me wonder how much experience your staff is with architecture practice.

Thanks for your time.

DavidR

[ToanDN]

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@DavidRaines wrote:

Normally the letter or numbers for each sheet/drawing start over. Since Revit allows for consecutive numbering a lot of in experience CAD operators seem to like numbers and consecutively run numbers 1-? rather than starting over with every drawing / sheet.  All drawings and legends letters/numbers begin new on each sheet.

This makes me wonder how much experience your staff is with architecture practice.

Thanks for your time.

DavidR

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What does it have to do with my staff or practice?  And if I am not mistaken, you are the OP with the question.  I did not ask any questions.

[barthbradley]

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@DavidRaines wrote:

Normally the letter or numbers for each sheet/drawing start over. Since Revit allows for consecutive numbering a lot of in experience CAD operators seem to like numbers and consecutively run numbers 1-? rather than starting over with every drawing / sheet.  All drawings and legends letters/numbers begin new on each sheet.

This makes me wonder how much experience your staff is with architecture practice.

Thanks for your time.

DavidR

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First of all, this is an International, multi-disciplinary users forum. Second, you're talking about an office standard -- not an industry standard. There are no standards, conventions or "best practices" governing how Legends should be shown on plans.  I've been at this for 25+ years (Residential/Light Frame), and I've never done it -- or seen it done -- quite the way you are describing.  Nothing wrong with your approach, and I can see its merits; but it's not the norm -- at least from my US/Northern California perspective.  

[DavidRaines]

I apologize for wording that appeared to accuse you. I was referring to Autodesk in General