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Tagging fabrication parts

Tagging fabrication parts

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Tagging fabrication parts

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- [Instructor] We can tag the stuff too. It seems Autodesk is taking this fabrication modeling pretty seriously. It even added additional parameters specific to this function. I haven't seen that in quite awhile. Although there are parameters available, Revit doesn't provide us with an actual tag. That's okay. We have the skills to make our own. So, let's make a tag and use it in a model. In Revit under Families, I want to go New. I'd like to go to Annotations. And I'm just going to grab a Generic Tag. And I'm going to Click Open. The first thing I want to do is under Properties. Go ahead and Click on the Family Category and Parameters button. And let's scroll down until we find MEP Fabrication Ductwork Tags. Let's Rotate it with the Component. I'm going to Click Okay. I'm going to Zoom In to the Middle. I'm going to Select my Little Note here, and I'm going to Delete It. On the Create tab, I want to Click the Label button. I'm going to Pick the Middle right here. Now if we scroll…

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