Rules for Marking Steel Prefabricated Elements in Revit
When working with steel prefabricated elements in Revit, it’s important to understand the rules for controlling their tags. You can apply tags either by category or by tagging all elements involved in a structural connection, including prefabricated elements.
However, when editing connections, markers on elements within custom connections can behave unpredictably—sometimes content is lost when elements are added or removed.
Disconnecting elements will remove tags from both standard and custom connection elements.
For simple boards that are not connected, markings on holes remain intact even if the holes themselves are removed.
Using the options in the connection-specific parameter dialog to delete tagged elements will not remove tags from elements that are part of the connection.
After saving a linked file, tags on linked elements may lose their content.
By default, structural connection markers and contour markers are not loaded into the project. You can create and load family tags for connections and contours, but the tagging parameters offer limited information.
When rotating markings on plates, bolts, anchors, holes, or shear studs, the tags may not rotate consistently with the elements.
Markings placed on holes in simple, unconnected boards will be removed if the holes are deleted; however, if new holes are added, the markings will reappear accordingly.
When using the “Modify” tool to remove an element from a connection, the tag on the connected element is removed automatically. If the element is re-added, the tag will return automatically as well.
If a view is cropped to exclude elements without tags, the tags on steel elements will still be visible.
Tip: If you use the “Visibility/Graphics” dialog to hide elements of a connected category, the tags on those elements will remain visible. To hide tags easily, select one tag and use the “Hide by Category” option.
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