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Use your own Revit tag families with RayCAD

RayCAD is a third-party plugin that works with your own Revit tag families and element families. It measures each tag precisely, so you keep your drawing standard and your drawings look the same as today.

Written by
Poojan Panchal
Poojan Panchal
Co-founder, RayCAD
Published
Updated
Reviewed by
Vipul Panchal
Vipul Panchal
Director, Orbit Engineering Services
Soumyajit Das
Soumyajit Das
Director, Bimtrack Engineering Pvt Ltd
On this page
  1. RayCAD measures your tags
  2. One preset per project
  3. Custom and shared parameters work
  4. Your families stay on your machine
  5. Drawings that match how you ship today
  6. Questions

RayCAD is a third-party plugin, and it uses your tag families and element families. You do not have to replace your tag families with ours. Whatever families a project requires, you can use them in RayCAD as they are, ready to go.

RayCAD measures your tags

RayCAD measures the size of each of your tags precisely, then runs its placement engine to keep tags from overlapping and to place them neatly. Tag families can differ a lot from one project to the next. RayCAD handles each one by its measured size. This includes tag families that print several pieces of information, such as size and elevation in one tag. See information-based tagging. See how RayCAD places tags.

One preset per project

You can create a different preset for each project, and each preset places tags accurately for its own families. Companies are not forced onto the Revit families that other third-party plugins supply. You use yours, placed according to your own placement standards.

Custom and shared parameters work

Because RayCAD uses your tag families, your custom parameters and shared parameters work with no restriction. The information on each tag comes from your model, so it is never wrong. See where the data comes from.

Your families stay on your machine

Using your families does not mean RayCAD takes your data. Everything runs on your machine. No project data, no model data, and not even your tag families reach our servers. See security and data privacy.

Drawings that match how you ship today

A sheet that RayCAD tagged is indistinguishable from one your own employee tagged. The drawings are exactly how you ship today, but faster, cheaper, and better.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use my own tag families with RayCAD?

Yes. RayCAD uses your own tag families and element families, with no changes. You do not need to switch to families supplied by RayCAD.

Does RayCAD work when each project uses different tag families?

Yes. RayCAD measures the size of each tag precisely, so it places tags without overlaps even when tag families differ widely between projects.

Can I set up different presets for different projects?

Yes. You can create a preset for each project, and each preset places tags according to that project's families and standards.

Does RayCAD upload my tag families or project data?

No. RayCAD runs on your machine, and no project data, model data, or tag families reach RayCAD's servers.

Will RayCAD's drawings look different from my firm's?

No. RayCAD uses your families and your placement standards, so a sheet RayCAD tagged looks like one your own drafter tagged.