CHAPTER 16Schedules and Tags

To begin, I want to clarify something specific for the people who have been using Autodesk® AutoCAD® software: you don't need to tag an item in order for it to appear in a schedule in the Autodesk® Revit® platform. You can't just draft a schedule either. But this isn't a bad situation to be in. Say, for example, you have a typical door schedule. Wouldn't it be nice to add a door to the model and have that door automatically show up in the schedule?

This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Creating schedules
  • Creating material takeoffs
  • Creating key legends
  • Adding tags
  • Keynoting

Creating Schedules

Revit allows you to schedule an item instantly based on a database. A door, for example, already has most of the ...

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