Revit Tags are such a Powerful tool for annotating elements within your project. They make life so much easier when dealing with changes. They provide consistency with your annotations and save time typing repetitive information. I like them so much I try to ONLY use tags and ditch text notes altogether!

But recently I had a frustrating time with some Foundation Tags which would not Rotate/Align with the Foundations.

Revit Tags Rotate with Component

In all Tags, you have the option to have them rotate and align with their element. We do this within the Family Editor by ensuring “Rotate with Component” is checked under Properties.

HOWEVER….

As you can see in the Structural Foundation Tag example above, not all tags respect the “Rotate with component” Checkbox!

This quirk has been around for a long time and you might have come across this issue before. Some Tags DO and Some Tags DO NOT rotate with component.

To try and make things a bit clearer for us, I have compiled a list of Revit Tags that DO and DO NOT rotate with component:

Revit Tags that DO rotate with component:

• Structural Framing Tags
• Wall Tags
• Curtain Wall Tags
• Rebar Tags
• Door Tags
• Window Tags
• Railings Tags
• Stair Tags
• Ramp Tags
• Property Boundary
• Property Line Segments

Revit Tags that do NOT rotate with component:

• Structural Column Tags
• Structural Foundation Tags
• Generic Model Tags
• Floor Tags
• Detail Component Tags
• Ceiling Tags
• Roof Tags
• Furniture Tags
• Casework Tags
• Specialty Equipment Tags
• Curtain Panel Tags

To get around this problem, I modeled the Wall Foundation as a Concrete Beam. This allowed the Tag to be aligned because Structural Framing Tags DO rotate with component.

Not always Ideal,but still better than using Text!

If you have any other examples to add to either list, then please leave a comment below!

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