To create a tag that contains all the details and colors of the symbols, follow these steps below.
Autocad and Revit are necessary to complete the workflow.
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In Revit, place and isolate the component to create a tag from
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Export the view to DWG
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Make sure colors are set to Specified in view.
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Open the file in AutoCAD. Select the black symbol and explode. Write explode in command.
Note: If the colors are not the same in AutoCAD as in Revit, check export settings that colors are set to Specified in view.
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In AutoCAD, go to Layer Properties
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Create new layers for each colour. Name them after the colours, in the BFT template there already exist a few i.e. Red, Green, Blue, Black, White, Black …
These are used to control the colours.
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Select corresponding hatches and move them to the new layers.
Note: Change the color to as layer.
Save the DWG.
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Create a new tag, either from a new family template, or just use an existing family. In this example, an existing family will be modified.
In the project browser, right-click on a tag and edit.
Note: the tag must be the same category as the symbol in the first step. In this case, it will be a Fire Alarm Device
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In type properties, change the value in Fire_FamilyTagMapping
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In this example, ArrowLeftRight will be the QUID for this tag.
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Import the DWG that was created in the beginning and that has been modified.
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If necessary, turn on Reference Planes in the view via visibility/graphic override.
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Scale down the symbol so it’s the right size. All symbol tags included in the BFT template are 6mm tall.
Use the rescale tool found under Modify tab
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After rescaling, remove the old symbol and place the new ArrowLeftRight in origin (the intersection of the reference planes)
Save the file and load it into the project.
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