Naming convention question

So I am working on a library of dumb tags, for use where standard Revit tags fail; for example a Window Tag that functions (if manually tracking changes can be called functional) in a Legend. In my head I call them dumb tags, because they are not intelligent, and I think it is dumb that I even need them. But I still have a few people who think Revit was a dumb idea, so I really don't want to add fuel to their fire ;) I also want to name these things in a way that is at least somewhat rational. I want their use to be somewhat discoverable, rather than a cryptic name that needs explaining (my first thought was GUC, or Graphic Uninformed CAD, with the puking sound a nice side benefit)
Anyway, anyone actually come up with a name for these very Non BIM tags, or do you just admit they are dumb and move on?

Thanks,
Gordon

How about Faux Tags? With real imitation wood grain....

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Originally Posted by aaronrumple

How about Faux Tags? With real imitation wood grain....

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Oooh, I like it. And it will appeal to the black turtle neck and Corbu glasses set! ;)
Or perhaps Revit Tag Product. I heard Oregon might require Coors and Bud and the like to call themselves American Beer Product, because they are like, and yet not, beer. Same with these tags.

Gordon

I choose to call them Fake 'cause....they just are!

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Originally Posted by gordon.price

I heard Oregon might require Coors and Bud and the like to call themselves American Beer Product, because they are like, and yet not, beer.

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Haha, and so they should be called 'like beer'. These mass produced American lagers are typically made with up to 40% corn or rice adjuncts instead of malted barley :roll:, and the hop levels are almost imperceptible, making them a cheap to produce and cheap tasting beer, faux beer you might say.

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Originally Posted by Chad Smith

Haha, and so they should be called 'like beer'. These mass produced American lagers are typically made with up to 40% corn or rice adjuncts instead of malted barley :roll:, and the hop levels are almost imperceptible, making them a cheap to produce and cheap tasting beer, faux beer you might say.

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Chad, A few years back I would have taken offense, but after two vacation trips to your country, and several to Germany, I'd have to agree with you. There are some US micro-brews that are VERY good, almost as good as Cascade Premium!

Anyone come up with anything better?

We thought Pseudo would be good...sounds more "intelligent" than dumb.

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Originally Posted by Gordon.Price

So I am working on a library of dumb tags, for use where standard Revit tags fail; for example a Window Tag that functions (if manually tracking changes can be called functional) in a Legend. In my head I call them dumb tags, because they are not intelligent, and I think it is dumb that I even need them. But I still have a few people who think Revit was a dumb idea, so I really don't want to add fuel to their fire ;) I also want to name these things in a way that is at least somewhat rational. I want their use to be somewhat discoverable, rather than a cryptic name that needs explaining (my first thought was GUC, or Graphic Uninformed CAD, with the puking sound a nice side benefit)
Anyway, anyone actually come up with a name for these very Non BIM tags, or do you just admit they are dumb and move on?

Thanks,
Gordon

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We call them Symbols instead of tags. Tags are linked to the modeled element, symbols are not. Although I have seen people use the symbols in model views and then complain that they have to retype all the information because it's not linked. Symbol=Legend View Only / Tag=Everything else!!!

I hope that helps.

P.S. - On the topic of beer, Wisconsin has great micro-breweries. Great Dane, New Glarus Brewing Company, Capital Brewing, Ale Asylum, Vintage Brewing Co. just to name a few. God I love Wisconsin

Jeff S.

The way we've named them is exactly the same as the original one and added "-manual" after it. This way they sort, one after the other.