A B C D Elevation Marks

Ever wanted to assign the letters A B C D on every interior elevation tag?  Find a way to cheat the Revit interior elevation pointer behavior and display in sheets the interior elevations the way you want.


Add text into the interior elevation marks to display a consistent view designation letter on every orientation.

Sometimes, there is a need to dummify Revit to override the default behavior in order to achieve certain tasks. In the case of Interior Elevations, the Mark Arrowheads are hardcoded to report a unique designation in line: Revit cannot have redundant detail numbers in sheets. But we can cheat Revit by adding text into the Interior Elevation Pointer family that displays a consistent view designation to every interior elevation orientation.We would need to customize the Viewport and create a dummy view title using a Generic Annotation to aggregate multiple elevations into a single Title. Learn the workaround as well as the pros and cons of this method in the tutorial on YouTube. 

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Cesar Escalante, AIA, LEED AP, CCCA
AEC Solutions Application Specialist

Cesar has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Central America in El Salvador, a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas, and is a CCCA (Certified Construction Contract Administrator). His experience includes roles as Project Manager and Project Captain at architecture firms in Oakland, California. As a member of the Ideate Tech Expert team, Cesar teaches Revit Architecture Fundamentals and provides client support and consulting. Cesar’s interest in the built environment includes his work as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.

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