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Yes, although I havn't had the opportunity to double check the tag lists as tom had suggested; which I will still get to when I have the time. But, I thought that I had checked for that and I sure didn't see it So I wanted to create a tag in the family editor, but I feel like I'm uneducated as far as the different variables that can be used to set those up, maybe it's not possible? I don't know.
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In autocad we generally show a single tag for our footing and column. This is an example. Seems like it's tough to keep the text centered above the leader extension in revit when I'm making dual text lines and I can only get it so that I can manually enter the text for the second line, I wish I knew how to have it parametrically linked on seperate items.
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I realize this is an old thread, but this is the exact same thing we do at my company with the column label listing the footing/pedestal mark and the elevation. I would love to get a simple 2-line tag that incorporated all of those to recreate our autocad format. Does anyone know if the multi-category tag and shared parameters is the right path to try to accomplish that? I'm relatively new and I'm using Revit 2011. Thanks.
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No, and here is why: Revit sees them as two different parts, Revt can only Tag one object with a Tag. Example: I have 2 generic objects, I initiate the tag tool, and must select one object. This tag pulls out the information from this single instance of the object.
The next reason why, is because a Tag must be related to a particular object category, doors, windows, walls, equipment, plumbing fixtures, etc. Thus, since revit sees a column as a separate object from its footer, you will require two tags.
WORKAROUND: Here is how I suggest you work around this issue, seeing that the footer is directly below the column, try the following, first create your tag for the column, then load into a test project. Use the Tag all not tagged command and select to tag all the columns. Notice where your tag comes in, then imagine where you would want it to be, go back into the family, and move it, reload in, etc. Repeat until it comes in where you want it.
Now, using the same tag, put a text note right on top of your label, now change the family category (we are saving a new family here, so be sure you saved the column tag family prior to starting this 2nd part) to column footer (the label will be deleted automatically, but the text note will remain). Now create a new label for the parameter(s) you desire to show, and place in relation to the text not as you desire.
Finally, tag all not tagged and tag the column footers. What we are doing, we are making it so that the tags fall into line with each other, so we can pretend they are one and the same. I can't think of any other solution until we get multicategory tags, so hopefully this helps...
GL
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