Download the Extension from the Subscription Center under the “Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010” link.
Revit Structure has various tools to adding tags to your structural elements. One can add them to the element one-by-one or, by using the “Tag all” tool, can add them automatically within the current view. However, it would be more practical if it could be able to add tags by defining more than just the current view as well as to be able to set a distance for the placement of the tags and number them by element, type, and/or level.
Revit Structure 2010 now has an extension that will give more flexibility to adding tags within your project. This Element Positioning extension allows these basic functions:
· Create a set of elements and divide them into categories and types
· Sort elements depending on their location in the project
· Add a tag describing a user-defined position at the location specified
The extension allows loading necessary information from Revit Structure such as:
· Object category (e.g. beam)
· Object family (e.g. steel W-section)
· Object type (e.g. W12x26)
· Object geometry
· Object location (level)
· Material of which the object is made (after you select the option)
· Bars reinforcing for RC elements (after you select the option)
The Element Positioning dialog is separated into 4 areas: Elements, Numbering, Naming, and Tags
1. Elements - you can select all the elements in the project or select the elements first before launching the extension
2. Numbering – you can define the tag number sequence from the location of the elements and to specify the auxiliary options 3. Naming – you can define the syntax for each tag position name to include a tag number to display a number by set of objects with identical type and features or by each element, and can also display the number of the elements’ lowest level. 4. Tags - you select which tag you want to use for the selected category elements, the tag-to-element distance, the place of tag insertion, tag orientation, and if you need a leader added to the tag.
If you need to add the tags to these same type of elements within other views, by picking the “Selected views” option and then the “Select...” button will display the “Selected Views” check box dialog.
The file is dated 2009-04-16. Is not available yet.
Posted by: william rivera | August 27, 2009 at 08:16 AM
the file is not available yet, the one in subscription is dated 2009-04-16.
Posted by: william rivera | August 27, 2009 at 08:17 AM
Hello, William – I think you’ve got the correct file. This extension was made available as part of the “Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010” batch we posted on 4/16/2009. Check it out…if you don’t see it, please email me at alexandra.arnold@autodesk.com.
Posted by: Alexandra Arnold | August 28, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Is there anyway to get this extension to work with Revit Architecture?!?! I'd LOVE to be able to have a more powerful selection / filter tool!
Posted by: Jason | August 28, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Jason: I think you are in luck! Elements Positioning is listed as available within the “Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010” package on the subscription center…
Posted by: Alexandra Arnold | August 28, 2009 at 03:03 PM
Doens this means that the extension mentioned here in this thread is the same version as the one available in the "Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010" posted 4/16/2009. OR is this a newer version and I have to download the whole extenstion pack again to get the newer version?
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlDRU5OvHaKXXI27XzHfgwxnjAwR3m9SiM | September 08, 2009 at 06:50 PM
HI all,
Sorry for the confusion. I just ask inhouse and this one is indeed the one posted on 4/16/2009. There fore no need to download the whole package again.
I just rename this thread title so that it is more clear now.
Posted by: Wai Chu | September 09, 2009 at 02:25 PM
I am trying the Element positioning extension and I have more than 100 columns and it seems that the max allowable number is 100.
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlDRU5OvHaKXXI27XzHfgwxnjAwR3m9SiM | September 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Hi our inhouse did a quick test and and we are able to tag 200 columns. I was told that there shouldn't be any limitation.
May I suggest you to send your data and file to the Extension support team (robobat.support@autodesk.com) to take a quick look?
Posted by: Wai Chu | September 11, 2009 at 01:10 PM
great post
Posted by: Wedding Photographer | December 01, 2009 at 11:57 PM
You can define the syntax for each tag position name to include a tag number to display a number by set of objects with identical type and features or by each element.
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