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Transcript
00:01
In this video, we will cover selecting the appropriate tag to place tagging elements and adjusting tag properties.
00:12
In the ground floor electrical plan view several components have been placed.
00:18
We can now tag these components, on the annotate ribbon in the tag panel there are several tag tools that can be used on the M. E. P. side.
00:29
Tag by category will tag individual components.
00:33
Whereas Tag All will tag multiple components.
00:37
Either all the components of a specific category or all the components that are selected.
00:45
There are also tools to place room tags and space tags.
00:50
Let's start with tag by category.
00:54
When you activate this tool, there are several options on the options bar, to begin click tags.
01:03
This opens the loaded tags and symbols dialog, here.
01:08
You can see the tags that will be used for the various categories of elements.
01:13
For example, for electrical equipment the panel name tag will be used.
01:19
And for electrical fixtures the electrical device circuit tag will be used.
01:25
If there are multiple loaded tags, you can click in the field and expand the drop down and select the appropriate tag.
01:33
If the tag you want to use is not available, you can click Load Family and then load the tag into the project.
01:42
I'll click OK for now.
01:45
Next in the options bar you can choose whether or not to include a leader.
01:51
I'll d select this option and then I'll move the cursor over components in the model.
01:58
As I move over various components, you can see different tags populate in the model,
02:05
and if I click a tag is placed, if I want to include a leader, I can select leader in the options bar.
02:15
I can then choose whether the leader has an attached end or a free end.
02:21
With attached in selected you can simply click and a tag will be placed with a leader.
02:30
With Free End selected you can click to place the end of the leader,
02:34
and then you can click again to place the elbow location and then click again to place the tag.
02:42
I'll click modify to end the command with the tags still selected, I can adjust the end of the leader or the elbow with the dot controls.
02:53
Since this tag was placed with the free end, there's a dot control at the end and you can use it to place the tag leader location wherever you want.
03:04
The tag that was placed with an attached end does not have a dot control at the end.
03:10
It remains attached to the component depending on where the tag is located.
03:16
You can still adjust the elbow location and the tag location,
03:21
and if needed, you can change the leader options in the options bar, you can remove the leader altogether or you can change it to a free end.
03:35
Additionally, when you click Edit Type,
03:38
you can choose a leader arrowhead as well as specify any other type properties that have been created for the family.
03:47
When you click on the leader arrowhead field, you can expand the drop down and select an arrowhead.
03:53
I'll choose one of the arrow options and then click OK.
03:58
When I do an arrow has been added to all tags of this type that are using a leader.
04:05
So you have to be aware when you are enabling or modifying type properties.
04:14
Next, on the annotate ribbon.
04:17
In the tag panel, I'll click Tag All, this opens the tag all not tagged dialogue.
04:25
In this dialog, I can select a category of elements to tag all components of that category.
04:32
For example, I'll select lighting fixture tags and then click OK.
04:39
When I do, the tags have been placed on all the lighting fixtures that were not previously tagged.
04:48
Back in that dialogue be aware that you can change the tag that's used.
04:53
And so if the appropriate tag was not selected, you could click undo and then select that.
05:01
I'll click cancel and then I'll zoom in here to the electrical room.
05:08
I'll select the – I'll use a window and select the electrical panels and transformer along with other components here in the model.
05:17
And then I'll switch to the annotate ribbon and click Tag All again.
05:22
This time since I have components selected, the option only selected objects in current view is available, I'll leave that selected,
05:32
and then I can choose the categories to tag and only the components that are selected that match those categories will be tagged.
05:42
For example, I'll select electrical equipment tags and then I'll click OK.
05:49
And when I do the panels that I had selected and the transformer that I had selected are tagged,
05:57
once again I can select that tag and move it as needed and adjust any of the tags after they have been placed.
06:07
Also like to tag and then click edit family in the contextual ribbon.
06:13
This opens the tag in the family editor.
06:16
It's important to understand which parameters are being tagged.
06:22
In this case there is a label and tags are made up of labels.
06:27
You can select the label and then click Edit Label and you can see which parameters are being used in the tag.
06:35
In this case the panel name is being used and if needed I can add additional parameters from the electrical equipment category.
06:47
I'll click cancel to close the dialog and then I'll deselect the label.
06:54
Be aware of the rotate with component parameter.
06:57
When this option is selected, then the tag will rotate with the component.
07:02
So in this case if the electrical equipment was on a wall that was angled it would rotate along with it.
07:08
Since it's deselected I can choose for this tag to be the horizontal or vertical.
07:16
When I select the label you can see additional parameters on the properties palette.
07:21
You can choose to wrap between parameters.
07:24
And so that's if we had multiple parameters added to this label, we could choose to wrap between them,
07:30
and then you can control the horizontal and vertical alignment.
07:33
And then you can choose whether or not to keep the label readable.
07:38
And so what that does is if the tag is rotated beyond 45 degrees, it will flip so that it will be as – maintain readability,
07:48
and then you can choose whether or not the label is visible,
07:51
and so that's useful if you have multiple labels in a tag and you want to have multiple tag types.
07:58
So, as you can see, there are multiple ways to create tags and tag components to help customize your documentation.
Video transcript
00:01
In this video, we will cover selecting the appropriate tag to place tagging elements and adjusting tag properties.
00:12
In the ground floor electrical plan view several components have been placed.
00:18
We can now tag these components, on the annotate ribbon in the tag panel there are several tag tools that can be used on the M. E. P. side.
00:29
Tag by category will tag individual components.
00:33
Whereas Tag All will tag multiple components.
00:37
Either all the components of a specific category or all the components that are selected.
00:45
There are also tools to place room tags and space tags.
00:50
Let's start with tag by category.
00:54
When you activate this tool, there are several options on the options bar, to begin click tags.
01:03
This opens the loaded tags and symbols dialog, here.
01:08
You can see the tags that will be used for the various categories of elements.
01:13
For example, for electrical equipment the panel name tag will be used.
01:19
And for electrical fixtures the electrical device circuit tag will be used.
01:25
If there are multiple loaded tags, you can click in the field and expand the drop down and select the appropriate tag.
01:33
If the tag you want to use is not available, you can click Load Family and then load the tag into the project.
01:42
I'll click OK for now.
01:45
Next in the options bar you can choose whether or not to include a leader.
01:51
I'll d select this option and then I'll move the cursor over components in the model.
01:58
As I move over various components, you can see different tags populate in the model,
02:05
and if I click a tag is placed, if I want to include a leader, I can select leader in the options bar.
02:15
I can then choose whether the leader has an attached end or a free end.
02:21
With attached in selected you can simply click and a tag will be placed with a leader.
02:30
With Free End selected you can click to place the end of the leader,
02:34
and then you can click again to place the elbow location and then click again to place the tag.
02:42
I'll click modify to end the command with the tags still selected, I can adjust the end of the leader or the elbow with the dot controls.
02:53
Since this tag was placed with the free end, there's a dot control at the end and you can use it to place the tag leader location wherever you want.
03:04
The tag that was placed with an attached end does not have a dot control at the end.
03:10
It remains attached to the component depending on where the tag is located.
03:16
You can still adjust the elbow location and the tag location,
03:21
and if needed, you can change the leader options in the options bar, you can remove the leader altogether or you can change it to a free end.
03:35
Additionally, when you click Edit Type,
03:38
you can choose a leader arrowhead as well as specify any other type properties that have been created for the family.
03:47
When you click on the leader arrowhead field, you can expand the drop down and select an arrowhead.
03:53
I'll choose one of the arrow options and then click OK.
03:58
When I do an arrow has been added to all tags of this type that are using a leader.
04:05
So you have to be aware when you are enabling or modifying type properties.
04:14
Next, on the annotate ribbon.
04:17
In the tag panel, I'll click Tag All, this opens the tag all not tagged dialogue.
04:25
In this dialog, I can select a category of elements to tag all components of that category.
04:32
For example, I'll select lighting fixture tags and then click OK.
04:39
When I do, the tags have been placed on all the lighting fixtures that were not previously tagged.
04:48
Back in that dialogue be aware that you can change the tag that's used.
04:53
And so if the appropriate tag was not selected, you could click undo and then select that.
05:01
I'll click cancel and then I'll zoom in here to the electrical room.
05:08
I'll select the – I'll use a window and select the electrical panels and transformer along with other components here in the model.
05:17
And then I'll switch to the annotate ribbon and click Tag All again.
05:22
This time since I have components selected, the option only selected objects in current view is available, I'll leave that selected,
05:32
and then I can choose the categories to tag and only the components that are selected that match those categories will be tagged.
05:42
For example, I'll select electrical equipment tags and then I'll click OK.
05:49
And when I do the panels that I had selected and the transformer that I had selected are tagged,
05:57
once again I can select that tag and move it as needed and adjust any of the tags after they have been placed.
06:07
Also like to tag and then click edit family in the contextual ribbon.
06:13
This opens the tag in the family editor.
06:16
It's important to understand which parameters are being tagged.
06:22
In this case there is a label and tags are made up of labels.
06:27
You can select the label and then click Edit Label and you can see which parameters are being used in the tag.
06:35
In this case the panel name is being used and if needed I can add additional parameters from the electrical equipment category.
06:47
I'll click cancel to close the dialog and then I'll deselect the label.
06:54
Be aware of the rotate with component parameter.
06:57
When this option is selected, then the tag will rotate with the component.
07:02
So in this case if the electrical equipment was on a wall that was angled it would rotate along with it.
07:08
Since it's deselected I can choose for this tag to be the horizontal or vertical.
07:16
When I select the label you can see additional parameters on the properties palette.
07:21
You can choose to wrap between parameters.
07:24
And so that's if we had multiple parameters added to this label, we could choose to wrap between them,
07:30
and then you can control the horizontal and vertical alignment.
07:33
And then you can choose whether or not to keep the label readable.
07:38
And so what that does is if the tag is rotated beyond 45 degrees, it will flip so that it will be as – maintain readability,
07:48
and then you can choose whether or not the label is visible,
07:51
and so that's useful if you have multiple labels in a tag and you want to have multiple tag types.
07:58
So, as you can see, there are multiple ways to create tags and tag components to help customize your documentation.
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