Creating a Tag Using Shared Parameters and Sequence Formula.

[Anonymous]

Hey everybody,

I work at a production facility for modular manufacturing. We send out dozens of shop prints daily for people in the shop to build. Is there a way I can us a "tag all" command after creating my assembly that will tag each individual piece of framing with a unique tag based on "cut length" and "type?" I've done my research and found "if/then" statements and "true/false" but I don't know if any of these will apply. I have been trying to come up with a formula for a structural framing tag that will give my dimensional lumber "mark" values based on cut length and type. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Tom_Kunsman]

I'm not really sure you can do what you are thinking of doing. After elements are "grouped" within an assembly Revit treats it as one "object" and you can only select pieces of the assembly by tabbing on the assembly.

There might be a way. Have you tried tagging the elements before you make it an assembly? For that matter, does it really need to be an assembly?

As for the mark values, I think you should look into Dynamo for assigning the mark value to your framing members. 

[Anonymous]

You don't need to worry about any if/then or true/false statements or any formulas.  Grab the out-of-the-box "Structural Framing Tag.rfa" and edit the label to add the Cut Length.  Make them Vertical/Horizontal/Prefixes/Suffixes.  And make them look like you want.

Columns are a little bit more trickier.  Add a Calculated Parameter (fx)  by (Top Offset - Bottom Offset)

ONLY IF THEY ARE THE SAME LEVEL REFERENCE.

Typical location:

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2019\Libraries\US Imperial\Annotations\Structural