Creating 3D Room Tags in Revit with Dynamo Tutorial

[@fredod5271]

Great information you have definitely made understanding this topic easier to understand and operate. Thank you

[@TheRevitKid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@snuffying]

Just tried it (Revit 2020) and it works perfectly. Such a great, simple idea! I think it's worth to specify what type of family you chose for the Model text, and as well that it's easier to make all of this using a shared parameter.

[@TheRevitKid]

Awesome!! So glad to hear it!

[@bim360]

wow, gonna learn this one too! needed this. thank you Jeff!!! i am a fan!

[@TheRevitKid]

Cheers! Any time!!

[@tomcioq2]

Yeah it working but i must add level and offset. Thanks

[@ArchAhmadWaheed]

Very useful Jeff! Many Many Thanks 👌

[@TheRevitKid]

Cheers!

[@meerali5595]

Thanks for the good explation i need to see Asset Tagging for equipment in Dynamo

[@fredod5271]

Thank you for the Great Dynamo information.

[@TheRevitKid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brandonharvey127]

Thanks for the video. Is the 3D text a face based or a floor based Generic model family?

[@TheRevitKid]

It is not hosted... "level base" so to speak....

[@lawrencegouws5798]

This is a great! Can some code be added to read room tags from a linked architectural model? We do building services and room tags primarily exist in the Architectural models which we do not have access to, to run this script in.

[@TheRevitKid]

Dynamo and Links are pretty limited but there are more and more nodes coming out. You may be able to get the rooms in other ways and then run a similar script.

[@anzarequbal4107]

Hi @TheRevitKid, thanks for the very informative video, but i am facing a problem while running this script it is a popup "This field cannot be blank. Enter text to continue." please help. Thanks!

[@josepferrer4259]

Great tutorial, thank you. I’ve defined a subcategory for the room number and name properties so that I can control their visibility in each view; that works well except for the room location points, which are still showing in all views. Is there a way that those location points can be turned off? Many thanks.

[@TheRevitKid]

Are you talking about the blue points that show up when you run the script? Those are temporary Dynamo artifacts that I believe don't print and will go away next time you close and open the Revit file.

[@josepferrer4259]

Hi Jeff. Yes! I meant those blue points; as you say, they do not print and they disappear when loading the project again. So nice altogether. I’m very grateful for your sharing and quick response. Regards and thank you, Josep.

[@Bloodbought_2017]

Thanks for this, looking forward to more content.

[@psubrian]

Hi Jeff - I'm an MEP guy and wanted to create these 3D room tags for my own internal Navis models. Thank you so much for sharing this - this is fantastic! Recognizing that it wasn't straightforward to do this in my own model, I'm attempting to run this graph while in a copy of the Architect's model (downloaded to my harddrive - not messing with their actual model!) I'm getting an error that reads, "This field cannot be blank. Enter text to continue". I thought perhaps there were some rooms in their model without names/numbers (which there were and I deleted) but I still get the error, 26 times. Then at the end, another error that says "Can't make type "3D Room Tag" and if I hit cancel, all of the tags that were placed go away, but if I hit delete type, it appears that all of my rooms are tagged. In the graph, the error seems to be placed on the FamilyInstance.ByPoint. Any thoughts or have you seen this before? (Revit 23)

[@TheRevitKid]

Hmm.. That is REALLY hard to troubleshoot via a KZbin comment. Without seeing the model, graph, warning code, etc... myself it would be very difficult to help you directly here lol

[@psubrian]

I got it figured out. This is a renovation project and there were rooms on the "Existing" phase that weren't all filled out. Even though I was in the "New Construction" phase when running the graph, it was pulling the rooms from both phases as I realized the tags were doubling up. Since I was doing it in my own local copy of the architect's model, I just deleted all of the rooms on the existing phase and all errors went away!@@TheRevitKid

[@steedlei1]

Great tutorial! I read somewhere in forum that you can use dynamo to create revit 3d dimensions (model dimensions with line tick, etc). Is it possible? Thanks!

[@TheRevitKid]

Interesting... I have not done that myself but it sounds like a neat challenge!

[@steedlei1]

@@TheRevitKid Just wonder if this method can be used to create all other tags, like door, window, keynote, etc in 3D model? Thanks in advance

[@laurenk1918]

This is great! One issue I'm having though is that the script isn't picking up the point for the location of the room tags. I'm having an error by the time the output of "Room.Location" is being used in "FamilyInstance.ByPoint" where the error says "Value Cannot be Null; Parameter Name: Point". I'm working in Revit 2019. Any suggestions?

[@kmutech718]

Check rooms are check marked in visuality graphics

[@tyairajay]

I am using Revit 2024 .I would like to export 3d room tags into Navisworks but When attempting to create dynamo script I couldn’t locate the correct “family by point “

[@mocanumihai8023]

I use Revit 2023 and I don't find "Family Instance by Point". Do you know how can I get it?

[@timothycrone8670]

How do you take account of phases? Or filter out the phase?

[@TheRevitKid]

Hey Tim! I purposely did not take into account phases. I may do a separate video that goes into that... It's not that much more but the concept of filtering needs to be explained... Stay tuned for more!

[@timothycrone8670]

@@TheRevitKid Awesome, thanks. Look forward to the next installment!

[@BrissyFan321]

I’m getting an error: This field cannot be blank. Enter text to continue. It looks like it found the points in the rooms but not displaying the tag. Any thoughts on where I went wrong? Thanks

[@TheRevitKid]

Not sure what node the error is in... Maybe it didn't pull the room name or number info so that list is blank...? all depends...

[@Belle-h9c]

I am getting the same error. Did you find out what the fix is?

[@steedlei1]

Hi Jeff, just wonder if this method can be used for door/window tagging?

[@TheRevitKid]

Yes, it would have to be tweaked but the same approach can be applied. I have used a similar approach to placing 3D keynotes in the same location as 2D keynotes.... So, I don't see why it wouldn't work for doors/windows.

[@steedlei1]

@@TheRevitKid Hi Jeff, thank you for quick reply. I am in bushfire smoky Melbourne so no chance to attend your DIY dynamo day :). I visited Hartford in 2006 hope may catch up one day. Cheers!

[@TheRevitKid]

@@steedlei1 Haha no problem... Maybe one day I will be able to expand and host some classes down under!!! ;)

[@steedlei1]

@@TheRevitKid Hi Jeff, how do you get location of keynotes or tags? There is node to get "room location" but it seems no "get keynote, tag location" node exist in Dynamo? Thanks!

[@Miguel-ik7nz]

Could be a problem with my 3D Tag not sure but everything else works except the names on the rooms are all the same. Anyone able to solve this? All my room names have the same name and number.

[@TheRevitKid]

Sounds like a list issue in the Dynamo script. Double check each step with a watch node and see where the lists don't seem to align correctly or something along those lines!

[@neribanti3649]

Hi, I have difficulties in changing the text of the family with the parameter of the room. Where shall i set it?

[@TheRevitKid]

Use Model Text and in your family select the model text and apply a parameter to that input. Good luck!

[@traplordadrian7053]

I cant find the cheat sheet you talk about in the video?

[@TheRevitKid]

dynamodesktopguide.com/

[@aishaalamry5312]

where can i find the 3d room tags? i searched everywhere and couldn't find any?

[@TheRevitKid]

As I show in the video... you have to make the room tag out of a Revit family with model text.

[@odeyemiopeyemi61]

I can’t find “3D room tag” in family types …please help!!

[@maryhoang1190]

Is there a video on how to create the family for the 3D model text?

[@TheRevitKid]

I actually never made a video of that... Hmm...

[@junaidahmed5674]

excelent

[@emanuelbarnes5877]

Does this script work on placing 3D text for rooms of Linked models?

[@kmutech718]

Yes I think so but you need bimorphange library to play around with links elements hope it will work

[@dee_24-m4c]

hi I went to every single step it didn't work for me , please guide me

[@jananimudaliar]

i didn't get the 3D Room tag that you specified in the family type Help me to get it

[@TheRevitKid]

Hey! The 3D room tag is not a default family. You have to make it!

[@jananimudaliar]

@@TheRevitKid ok thanks

[@usamahhayes9397]

It looks like there are some complications with this working in Revit 2019.2

[@TheRevitKid]

Usamah Hayes it’s working for me ... what is your complication? Error?

[@usamahhayes9397]

TheRevitKid The family isn’t picking up the family parameter value for room name in the project.

[@TheRevitKid]

@@usamahhayes9397 Sounds like an issue with the family or your script, not 2019.2 ... Shoot me an email and I will be glad to walk you through it.

[@usamahhayes9397]

TheRevitKid Shoot me a time that you’re available, I’m in the Midwest as well.

[@quinlour]

I got the same issue. Did you solve it?