Electrical tagging in Revit: how to tag electrical drawings without the manual grind

Electrical drawings are crowded. A single floor can hold hundreds of fixtures, devices, and panels, with conduit and cable tray running between them. Every one of them needs a label, and every label has to sit where the reader can tell what it describes. That is the reason electrical tagging eats drafting hours.

What electrical tags carry

• Conduits and cable trays. Size, type, and sometimes elevation. See conduit and cable tray tagging.
• Electrical equipment. Panels, switchboards, and transformers carry a name or ID. See electrical equipment tagging.
• Fixtures and devices. A type mark, so the reader can match the symbol to the schedule.
• Circuits. A circuit number and the panel it comes from.

Where electrical tags belong

A good electrical sheet puts a tag next to its element, aligned to it, with no overlap on the symbols around it. Small elements near each other need short leaders that do not cross. Runs of conduit need a tag where the information changes, not on every segment.

How RayCAD approaches tagging

RayCAD is a Revit plugin for MEPF tagging and annotation, and its method does not depend on the discipline.

• It reads the real size of each tag in your tag family before it places the tag.
• It tags where information changes, then repeats a tag at a readable spacing. See information-based tagging.
• It places tags clear of the model and of each other, and draws leaders the way the industry does. See intelligent placement.
• It follows your firm's placement standard, with your own tag families. See firm standards.
• It lists anything it could not place in a review panel, so a missed tag is never silent.

RayCAD tags HVAC and piping today, and electrical is coming soon. If you need it first, tell us at founder@raycad.in.