Tagging multiple components within a nested family

[naleseFGVWC]

I have a sink, faucet, soap dispenser family that I cannot tag each fixture separately to accurately show in my (dummy) schedule. I have tried the fix in which I'm supposed to make each component "shared" and that doesn't do anything. The entire family and the component are all set to "shared" and nothing changes. Still only tags as one fixture. 

[SteveKStafford]

The nested families have to be "shared" and loaded into the parent/host family. That family will need to be reloaded into the project. The tag process will require using the TAB key to cycle through possible elements to tag.

[mhiserZFHXS]

Steve's breakdown is correct.

But what do you mean by "tag each fixture separately to accurately show in my (dummy) schedule"? That doesn't sound like a dumb schedule if you are wanting to automatically populate it with elements in the model.

[naleseFGVWC]

I have tried this. The nested components are just generic pluming fixture sweeps. All of which I have changed to show as shared. 

[naleseFGVWC]

My office uses a hybrid of CAD and Revit for those who are not familiar with Revit. Her schedule is just a link from cad that I'm having to tag separately. ie Faucet =04, lavatory = 05 but the family is one family and only tagging as one item.

[SteveKStafford]

Post a small project mock up of what you're using.

[naleseFGVWC]

[naleseFGVWC]

all of the components are just sweeps so I there isn't another family to open. Do I have to break apart each component and save them separately and then add them back into the original family?

[SteveKStafford · Accepted solution]

You can tag a nested Family, not a "component" in a family if that "component" isn't a family itself. So in the sink the faucet would have to be a nested family (shared) and then it can be tagged.

[naleseFGVWC]

ahhh I see. Okay, ill try that. Thank you!!

[abeldecosLD]

I have a issue with a Lighting Fixture assembly with a nested family. I can tag the nested family, and set the "Type" parameters, but the "Instance" parameters are greyed out in the Tag pop-up, and in the Properties window. The parameters are present, but just greyed out. Can instance parameters not be set in the nested family?

[abeldecosLD]

OK, figured it out...I had to do the Associate Family Parameter thing to get it to work...!

I created a similar instance parameter in the host family and "associated" it to the parameter in the nested family.

You have to set the parameter with the associated parameter in host family Properties window, the tag pop-up is still greyed out for all the instance parameters.