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**GMcDowellJr** · February 21, 2011, 09:51 PM

I don't think you can.

**Alex Page** · February 21, 2011, 10:20 PM

methinks you are correct - a real shame since the links "Instance" name is right there looking at you!

**Alfredo Medina** · February 22, 2011, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by Alex Page View Post

methinks you are correct - a real shame since the links "Instance" name is right there looking at you!

Could you describe the issue a little better? You say you have a unit which is linked into another file, and you can´t tag its instance name in different views? what do you mean exactly by unit?

**Alex Page** · February 22, 2011, 06:31 PM

Ok - think of a subdivision of new houses, I link in one type of "unit" (or house if you like) and copy it around the site.
Under its instance properties (also under view properties/links/link file name) is the name that Revit has automatically assigned to the different instances of the one unit (a number).
I can change that name to be, say, "unit 5" for one instance, and "unit 6" for anouther.
What Id like to do is then tag the instance of the link with its instance name as above, in plan, in site sections, in street elevations, in unit sections etc etc so if I change the ordering of the names, it updates everywhere.

**Alfredo Medina** · February 22, 2011, 07:24 PM

I don't think there is a template or category to create a tag that reads the name of a Revit link. You would need some kind of outside of the box solution.

As a workaround, I would create a dummy generic model, with as many types as units I had, each type named as per a unit; it can be a little box that I can hide inside the roof, or something like that. I would put one of these families in every unit file, taking care of placing dummy type A into building A, and so on... Then in the overall project, I would tag this dummy box with a generic model tag, that can read the dummy's type name. The tag will work in plan and elevations. If you need to change the name of a unit, open the linked unit, find the dummy family, change its type to the correspondent new name, and open the overall project again, and everything will be updated.

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**Alex Page** · February 22, 2011, 10:58 PM

Cheers Alfredo - good concept but note that the same Unit is used multiple times in the same site....

**Alfredo Medina** · February 23, 2011, 12:59 AM

Originally posted by Alex Page View Post

Cheers Alfredo - good concept but note that the same Unit is used multiple times in the same site....

Then, modify the tag to work with a shared parameter (instance, text) that applies to generic models. In the Unit file, place another instance, or more, of the dummy hidden object, with different values of this shared parameter, such as "Unit 5", "Unit 6", etc.. Add the shared parameter as project parameter in each file. Then, in the overall plan, just tag the object that gives you the correct name in each case.

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**russgreen** · August 26, 2012, 05:10 PM

did you ever find a real solution to this. Taggin the link name would be a superb tool!

**Bjorn_K** · August 26, 2012, 07:35 PM

How about sticking 1 "ID" Family in the linked file, with indeed a shared parameter that you can Tag.

Stick that family in an design option all on it's own, make sure DO unit 1 contains the family (type) with the unit 1 description. Link the proper DO to a general VT in the project file. Should do the trick.

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