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dsmelcer1234

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Is it possible for window and door tags to display the size without the unit size. I want 2'-8" x 6'-8" to display as 2868. When I change the unit formatting to Feet and fractional inches, the unit symbol grays out disallowing me to select "none." When I select decimal feet I can select none but I don't want it to say 3280, as framers around here would think that means 3'-2" x 8'-0" size opening. My current cad software allows me to do this. Thanks for you help.

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If you add a type parameter (shared) to your door families that includes this number, you can use it in a tag but you can not get it directly from the size of the door.

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Do you think I could use a formula to dynamicaly extract this data and store it in a parameter. I am reserching formula functions to see if this is possible but a nudge in the right direction would help. Basically concatenate(width + height). Can you extract the feet or inches out of a Length?

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Revit has no text functions....

Revit does not convert lengths to text ....

You have to add this text data if you want it displayed this way - type or instance variable (shared) in order to be read by the tag....

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OK Thanks. I keep hearing how "powerful" revit formulas are but I am beggining to think differently. I keep searching in the help file and google searches like "Complete List of Revit Formula Functions" and all I get is a handful of operators,round, and a few logical statements. Skecthup dynamic components has way more functions than this unless I am missing the complete list.

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Ok I figured out how to get it dynamically. I had to think about it for a little bit. Just fyi for any other newbies.

Created 4 shared parameters (integers) in the door/window: widthFeet, widthInch, heightFeet, heightInch.

...for a door 2'-8" x 6'-8"

The formulas

1. widthFeet = rounddown((Width / 0'  1") / 12) ...... Returns 2

2. widthInch = Width / 0'  1") - (widthFeet * 12)......Returns 8

repeat for height.

Add these parameters to a tag and include all 4 in a label. My only question is can I remove the space in between the parameters? The format button is grayed out for a shared parameter in a tag.

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