gregb
2010-02-04, 05:15 PM
I'm not sure if anybody has posted this solution previously so I'm going to take all the credit.:)
I finally figured out how to make a level head tag that allows you to repeat level names in your drawings.
The standard level head tag contains labels that reference parameters from the view so if your view is called "FIN FLR" then the tag will read "FIN FLR". This is fine if you only have one floor in your building but if you have multiple levels and want to reference them all as FIN FLR you have to do the wonderful workaround of 01 FIN FLR, 02 FIN FLR, etc.. Nobody (in my office at least) has liked the way this looks on the drawings.
So here's what I did:
1) Create a shared parameter category for Levels.
2) Create a parameter in this category called Level Name on Sheet (or whatever you like).
3) Create a level head tag family that has a label called Level Name on Sheet. This replaces the standard Name label used to display the view name.
4) In your project, create a project parameter that references the parameter created in step two.
5) Load the tag created in step three into the project.
6) Go to an elevation view and modify the existing level head tag to use the new tag. The view name displayed previously should be replaced by a question mark.
7) Select the level head callout and go to the element properties where you should see the parameter created in step four. Fill in the value of your choice.
8) Repeat step seven with each of the level callouts. Feel free to repeat names as much as you like.
I finally figured out how to make a level head tag that allows you to repeat level names in your drawings.
The standard level head tag contains labels that reference parameters from the view so if your view is called "FIN FLR" then the tag will read "FIN FLR". This is fine if you only have one floor in your building but if you have multiple levels and want to reference them all as FIN FLR you have to do the wonderful workaround of 01 FIN FLR, 02 FIN FLR, etc.. Nobody (in my office at least) has liked the way this looks on the drawings.
So here's what I did:
1) Create a shared parameter category for Levels.
2) Create a parameter in this category called Level Name on Sheet (or whatever you like).
3) Create a level head tag family that has a label called Level Name on Sheet. This replaces the standard Name label used to display the view name.
4) In your project, create a project parameter that references the parameter created in step two.
5) Load the tag created in step three into the project.
6) Go to an elevation view and modify the existing level head tag to use the new tag. The view name displayed previously should be replaced by a question mark.
7) Select the level head callout and go to the element properties where you should see the parameter created in step four. Fill in the value of your choice.
8) Repeat step seven with each of the level callouts. Feel free to repeat names as much as you like.