Use the Part Tagging function in CET to add tags to objects in the drawing. Tags can be used for identifying areas such as floors or departments, or to identify other project information such as phases. Tags can also be used in the Calculation dialog view settings to Split, Group, or Filter certain Tags from your Article Views.
To add tags and create groups, follow the steps below:
From the Tools menu, select Part Tagging. The Part Tagging dialog box opens and the View Mode changes to Tags.
Select one of the existing Tag groups and add a New tag (as many as needed) within that group. If necessary, additional Groups (with New tags in them) can also be added. The list of groups and tags in the Part Tagging dialog can be reordered by moving lines with the Move up and Move down buttons.
Do not edit the predefined tag group names as doing so can cause issues when exporting the data to other programs.At the bottom of the dialog box, enter a Name and/or Description for the tag.
- Select one of the following methods to apply the tag:
- Rectangle: The tag will be applied to all objects within the rectangle. Place the rectangle in the 2D view with 3 clicks. Once placed, double clicking on the rectangle will open the Part Tagging dialog box.
Custom shape: The tag will be applied to all objects within the shape. Click multiple points in the 2D view to create a custom shape. Once placed, double clicking on the shape will provide an option to modify the points and lines.
- Add individual: The tag will be applied to items selected individually with the tool. In either the 2D or 3D view, click on each component that you wish to apply the tag to. You can also click the left mouse button and draw a rectangle around the components you want to tag. Just as with the rectangle select tool, how you draw the box determines what is included:
– Dragging from left to right: all components that are partially within the box outline will be tagged.
– Dragging from right to left: only components that are fully enclosed by the box will be tagged. - Remove individual: The tag will be removed from items selected individually with the tool. This tool will work in the same way as Add individual above.
- Apply to selection: The tag will be applied to items currently selected in the drawing. Use any selection method to select items in the drawing, then select the tag and click Apply to selection.
- Remove selection: The tag will be removed from items currently selected in the drawing. Use any selection method to select items in the drawing, then select the tag and click Remove selection. Multiple tags can be selected from the dialog by holding Ctrl and clicking on each tag, these selected tags will then be removed from the selected components.
- Once the tags have been applied in the drawing area, tagged components are framed by the color of the tag selected in the dialog.
Tag Color
Change the tag color by clicking the color preview box visible on each tag row. This will open the Color dialog where you can change the color of the bounding boxes in the 2D and 3D views. Select a color and click OK.
Click on a group to see all the items contained in all tags with their colors.
When you select one tag, the other tagged item’s boxes will change to grey.
Some key tagging rectangle Quick Properties are:
- Line Style - Changing the line style on one tagging rectangle automatically applies the change to all rectangles within the same tag.
- Area Style - Sets a style on how area properties are displayed.
Fill background - Fills the entire rectangle with your chosen Tag color in order to make it
easier to identify which areas of your drawing belong to a particular tag.
Show area - Displays the area of the tag shape created, available only if tagged using Tagging Rectangle or Custom Shape Tag.
The Consolidate Option
The Consolidate option determines how the tagged items behave in Calculation. When a Tag Group is Consolidated, identical components with different tags will not be split on separate lines in the Article Views. The identical items will be shown on one line, regardless of tagging.
- Click on a tag group.
- Click the checkbox to Consolidate all tags within the selected group.
Hide Price
The Hide Price option, which is displayed at the bottom of the Part tagging dialog box when you select a tag, will convert the pricing for all items within the tag to zero. This can be used to account for client's existing furniture that may be shown in the drawing or for other items not in the scope of the project quote.
By default, the Existing Tag in the Reconfiguration group will have this box checked for easy use in Reconfigurations.
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How do you get General markings / tags to show up in your viewport in paperview? thanks!
Hi Rscheer,
You may refer to our article on Modifying View Clips with Add-Ons in the following link; https://support.configura.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048481173-Modifying-View-Clips-with-Add-Ons
Good morning - How do I show the tag's name on an individually tagged item? (just like it shows it when I tag in a rectangle) Thanks!
Morning Edna,
Unfortunately, we do not have this option as of yet. However, I will put in a Feature Request for it :D
Thank you for the suggestion!
Is it possible to have the tagging transfer to the Hedberg quote?
Hello Mary,
For further help regarding Hedberg, please get in touch with Steelcase Support.
Name: SmartTools Support
Email: SmartTools@steelcase.com
When I open Part Tagging I do not have Default Tag1, Tag2, Tag3
How do I resolve this?
Hi Ryan,
Click on New Category, and manually create the respective TAG1, TAG2, and TAG3.
Is this happening on new drawings? If so, please contact our Live Chat, and our Support team can troubleshoot.
Contact Us – Configura Help Center
Sincerely,
Saufi
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