Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual page 896

Placement
The Placement section of the Beam Annotations tool allows you to specify which beams you intend to
annotate (either all in view or just the beams selected). As noted on the Beam Annotations tool, Revit
Architecture does not overwrite existing tags.
To place new annotations in place of others, select Remove existing beam tags and spot elevations. All tags
and spot elevations will be removed from beams and replaced by those currently set in the beam annotations
tool. When deselected, no annotations will be placed on the beams.
Placement Settings: Click the Settings button to open the Placement Settings dialog and adjust the offset
of tags and spot elevations from beams.
The Horizontal End Offset and Vertical Offset settings adjust the distance of tags and spot elevations from
their attachment points (see Structural Framing Tag Families on page 853) by the entered measurement. This
measurement is representative of the drawing scale and its default is 0" horizontally and 3/8" vertically.
Annotation Location and Type
The lower section of the Beam Annotations tool defines the annotation types and locations specific to level
and sloped beams.
Level/Sloped Beams Tabs: Both level beams and sloped beams use the same tagging options. The tabs allow
you to make different annotations to either type of beam instance.
To make specific tags to level beams, make adjustments on the Level beams in plan tab.
To make specific tags to sloped beams, make adjustments on the Sloped beams in plan tab.
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