Shaft Opening Annotation

[alaraJ3LSY]

Hi all, 

We modeled the typical openings as shaft openings, but the annotation is getting crazy. 

Usually, I copy the dimensions from level to level, but it does not work with the dimensions of the openings created with the shaft opening tool. 

Is there a solution to this annoying issue or an easier way of annotating these types of openings? 

[ToanDN]

If you place the dimensions to the floor edges at the shaft opening then copyclip from one level, open the other level and paste aligned to same place.

You can also change the dimensions witnesses from the floor edges to the shaft opening (pick the corners of the opening) then you can copy paste aligned in view or aligned to selected multiple views.

[alaraJ3LSY]

Thank you for your quick response, it did work. 

I'm running through an issue:

When selecting a shaft opening, Revit would highlight the element in all visible views and it is possible to dimensions either the edge of the slab or the shaft opening itself (tab key):

But after placing the "Symbolic Lines", Revit won't highlight the shaft opening and when trying to dimension it, the tab key won't cycle between the shaft opening and the edge of the slab - Right now our model dimensions were placed after drawing the Symbolic Lines, that's why Revit does not allow to copy and paste aligned to different levels.

I'm guessing the workflow would be:
1. create the shaft opening.
2. Draw the dimensions.

3 Create the Symbolic Lines.

Do you have a clue why is this happening? Is it a Revit sort of bug? 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

You can certainly place dimensions witnessing the shaft opening AFTER drawing the shaft symbolic lines.  See the screen cast below.

https://screencast.autodesk.com/Embed/Timeline/cba486f7-3f3d-4ab9-b195-e31523fa132b

I actually didn't need to do the steps below.

- create the shaft with symbolic lines as usual

- place a dimension, first pick a floor edge as the witness, 2nd pick TAB to pick a shaft opening point

- then change the first witness from the floor edge to another shaft opening point

[alaraJ3LSY]

Thank you so much