Help with an annotation tag..

[Anonymous]

I have a need to link an Alpha character to each Horizontal/Vertical Bend, i.e. 30, 60,90 degrees.. Is there any way to use my shared parameter of Cable Tray Fitting Angle to accomplish this? Like for a 90d HB I need the annotation to read 12F (12-width, F-bom list).

I'm new at working with annotations especially custom ones. 

[Anonymous]

bump for help

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

See attached.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much ToanDN.. That is awesome and helps me tremendously. We initially had it as a key in, but we want to eliminate the human error so these don't have to be checked but one time. 

Thanks again,

Steve

[Anonymous]

Okay, I was able to get the angle with no problem. I also added a fitting width to get that in my label. 

Taking this a step farther, I'm trying to distinguish in the label between a VI 90, VO 90 or a horizontal 90, etc. I can get a shared parameter, but I'm not sure how to label it, i.e. Angle for the SP Angle, or Fitting. Each annotation will label the width of the fitting followed by an Alpha which will coincide with our BOM list on the Tray. I can do the Logic for the formula using if(and( but I've not been able to get the parameter to distinguish the VI, VO or H.

Let me know if this is on track. I feel like either I'm overthinking it, or I'm way off.. 

[ToanDN]

You could use an in-built type parameter for VI, VO, or H.  There is no need for any more formula.

[Anonymous]

I get that part. We do that normally. We don’t want to see the VI 90 like we normally show, we are trying to link each fitting with the width, which I have and an alpha depending on angle, VI, VO or horizontal. Sorry for the confusion. 

If I Place the type in a 3D view as you’ve done, then I should be able to do the functions to get the alphas in 2D. I hope that makes sense. 

[ToanDN]

Gotcha.

See attached for getting the size to the tag (but you probably already knew it). For the BOM letters, I think you need a lookup table for each fitting family.

[Anonymous]

I appreciate the help. I only have Revit 2018 so I'm not able to pull that tag in.