Revit LT 2026 Tag Question

[BillAllenSE]

I want to create a custom column tag which looks something like this:

I would like to reference a detail. My detail sheets are in AutoCAD, so I would like to enter the values as I insert the tag, much like the way multi-leader works in AutoCAD. The part above the circle is ok. I extracted the paramaters from the column element.

I also would like the leader to point to the center of the circle, terminating at the circle.

This is what it looks like in AutoCAD:

Is this possible?

As of now, I'm pretty comfortable doing framing plans in Revit, but for the sake of expediency, I have a tendancy to export to AutoCAD to finish the detail referencing.

TIA

[RSomppi]

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@BillAllenSE wrote:

I have a tendancy to export to AutoCAD to finish the detail referencing.

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Import back into Revit detail views so you can make true references that fill in the information automatically and accurately.

[BillAllenSE]

I am trying to avoid that.

[RSomppi]

Why? It's easy and potentially saves a lot of work.

[BillAllenSE]

It's easy for one detail. I have 1,000s of details in my library. Even creating a new one can be just modifying an existing one. If I moved one detail to Revit, I would have to move them all. Importing, setting up line weights, etc takes more time than modifying a detail. It won't save any work at all.

But, even if I were to do that, which tag would I use?

[RSomppi]

Oh, you're talking about standard details. I know the work involved. I've done it for hundreds of details. I insisted on doing it all myself for the sake of consistency within the details. When I did it, the cleanup process was a necessary evil. Now, Revit does a lot of the conversions for you. A strong detail library is essential to a quality Revit project.

The companies I've worked for, converted all their standard details to Revit so that documentation was consistent throughout the drawing set. Title blocks look the same. Lineweights and symbols look the same. Text looks the same. Maybe things have changed but I was able to tell which sheets were from AutoCAD and which were from Revit. I've done it myself for hundreds of details. It's tedious work but it pays off in the long run.

[BillAllenSE]

If I did that, what tag would I use?

[RSomppi]

I'm not doing design work anymore and I've forgotten the name but you could edit one to suit your needs. Much better than any hybrid approach.

An added benefit for your PDFs is it's even possible to have the view reference on the plans linked to the details. Click on the plan reference and it brings you to the detail.