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there is something annoying that makes many of my colleagues create a "legend" phase for just for legend purpose.
For instance, we can tag material and layers on a wall composition , but why couldn't we dimension the overall width or even tag the typeMark of the wall?
And the problem, @simo74, is that there are a lot of interesting feactures that nobory is using because of handycaps like these that make them totally useless!!! Really Autodesk, wake up, it's time!
I agree with the sentiment and as a programmer I addressed this back in 2013 with the fear that Autodesk would quickly implement such functionality.
The first routine of ARUtils was ARLegend. This will let you create door and window schedules (as well as pretty much any other element type or host type). Items are placed, spaced and tagged (dumb text) and put on sheets. In addition to this Curtain Walls can also be scheduled and placed on sheets.
I apologise for plugging my software but hope that it may be useful for you (and others) to be aware of it.
I don't like it either, that it doesn't work, however you can use reference planes. I created one as subcategory Dims and I use it for dimensioning wall in legend. To align reference plane with wall edge you can use other object, eg. furniture, to align it with wall edge first and then you align reference plane to that furniture. And then you just copy-paste reference planes, dimension them and move accordingly.
Other option is to create a generic model family with short vertical/horizontal model line in it. This line can be easily align with wall type edge in legend. It doesn't work with other layers edges and you can not lock it to wall type edge. At least your dims can be precisely aligned to the wall type.
I don't know better ways how to do it now. The disadvantage is that dims won't be updated once you update the wall type.
PING? Any news on this. I'm currently on a project with lots of wall types and this functionality is sorely missed. Doing it manually is insane and infuriating... but unfortunately it's the only way for now. Please, please, please bump this (and all legend related requests) on your priority list.
I doubt this has only been requested since 2016. I'm guessing that's just as far back as this version of the forums go. This absolute basic functionality is so obvious it's painful that it wasn't introduced with the first iteration of this program. The fact that we're here at least 4 releases later from this thread shows precisely the commitment autodesk has to this product and its users. Very basic functionality is what we're talking about here. Look at all of these threads begging for the same thing spanning years:
@pedro Don't discount the 800lb Gorilla in the room too fast. If they got enough coders to put everything into Revit that everyone wanted immediately - the cost of the software would be so astronomical it would be unaffordable.
We all have out pet projects we would like to see in Revit. I have about a half dozen wants- some simple - some complex... So it is irritating- but Autodesk does continue to make progress in the platforms and integration.
@pedro Yup, I agree with @GallowayUS_com_RonAllen1 . We are a forum that WANTS TO IMPROVE REVIT. And I am impressed with your OCD who searched and found more than 10 links that seem fall on Deaf ears of developers, which is not true. I would not give up on that idea either. If they finally put it together in 2026 then this would be wonderful news. Be it. Smile.
@GallowayUS_com_RonAllen1@WFTDesign this is one example of many obvious faults of REVIT and features users have been asking for for years. Right along with:
Giving legends a number in sheets
Aligning views between sheets
Tables in REVIT
Lines/elements less than 1/32"
The million enhancements needed to the text editor
Live spellcheck
Heck just look at the top voted ideas on here. They're years old, they're years overdue. You're right we'll be lucky if we get this in 2026. There's no reason to just accept that. If before 2026 a better mousetrap comes out I'm ready to jump ship at the first hint of it.
One can passionately push for improvement while being open to competition coming up with an alternative that better suits him. Yes, thank goodness I never have to do a project in Autocad again. But man, do I wish seemingly simple features that would drastically improve my work flow would be of higher priority.
A forum is a collection of differing opinions and perspectives. Be ok with that.
