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My office is new to Revit and I'm just starting into my first project using this product so please excuse my lingo. I'm having trouble with elevation markers. What is happening is when I place an elevation, the detail number for the elevation is either hidden by the filled in portion of the directional arrow or is in a position where is overlaps some other graphics. Is it possible to move the position of the detail number only? It seems to allow me to highlight the number but will not let me move it. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Steve
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Hello steveo5c, I am having a very similar problem!!! I cannot even locate the System Family file for elevation.rfa on my cpu for editing or duplication for revision. This is malarky, someone please enlighten me! Merk Inn
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Elevation tags are currently system level tags. There are properties you can change under settings / view tags / elevations ... these properties are listed in your help under elevations - Elevation Tag Properties
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WWHub, I appreciate that you can change certain properties but I actually want to be able to physically move the location of the detail number on the plan view. Currently the detail number appears in the same location as the filled in arrow so you can't even see it. I had already looked in the elevation view tag properties but the only parameter referencing anything like this was the text position which only gives you the options of inside or outside (L,C,R). See attached image of the overlap. Merk Inn, I looked also and couldn't seem to find the file you refer to and agree that it is malarky. Steve
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I gave the only answer available - system level families are not yours to change.. If you want to argue with that, then take it to AutoDESK. Change your setting to right instead of centered.
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Thanks for your reply WWHub. I'm suprised that this has never come up before and that the programmers of this product didn't have the foresight to add this parameter to this system family. Even having the detail number to the side does not look right on the drawings. I have worked in an architects office for 20 years now on a few different drafting platforms and this program not having the power to manipulate something so simple seems a laughable. I guess my only other option is to place the elevation marker on the plan and then hide it (which will provide the tie in for the page/detail numbering) and then provide a proper looking elevation symbol (as a 2D group) in the same location. Has anyone else found another approach to this or has everyone accepted the system family as the only game in town?
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We don't seem to have a problem with how it works - see attached.
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sorry if this is not correct, but in my view couldnt you use a detial call out instead of a elevbation marker, as in using a leader that points to the elevation but you can then break the leader and move it elsewhere??
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Jonezy, Yes you can do that (use a section with no tail), but that comes with it's own issues. Basically, this is an issue that has come up before with no real solution. Trust me, Autodesk knows about this. I don't know why they have not changed it yet, but there has to be a good reason. I'm hoping the reason is that they have been too busy with more important problems. What most people have been doing is simply leaving the goofy looking tag, and just dealing with the fact that it looks bad. There are workarounds, but personally I try to use them as little as possible. What people need to realize is, Revit is a poor drafting program. It was never designed to be a drafting program, it's first and foremost a BIM program. That means you are not going to be able to get things to look like you are used to seeing them. The important thing to ask is, "is all the information there, and is it accessable". If the answer is yes, then just leave the goofy looking stuff alone and work out the more pressing problems.
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to fix the elevation tags from appearing under the filled region go to -families - annotation symbolsRight click elevation mark category and choose 'edit' when the faimly opens select the filled region then select the 'edit family' button and simply move the text out from under the elevation tag. Then reload everything back into the project.
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