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Structural Plan Annotator

Automatically creates grid-based dimensions and tags for structural columns and isolated RC footings in Revit plan views.

Application Revit
Compatible with Revit 2024, 2025
Version info 1.2.0
Last updated Jul 1, 2026
Description

Plugin overview

Structural Plan Annotator speeds up structural annotation in Revit plan views by automatically creating dimensions - and optional tags - for structural columns and isolated RC footings. It scans the active view for structural elements and grids, then lets you configure everything in a dialog. Columns mode creates grid-referenced dimensions; RC Footings mode creates footing and chain dimensions with optional tags.

Tutorial

How to use this plugin

  1. Download Structural Plan Annotator from the marketplace and run the installer; finish setup.
  2. Open a Revit plan view that contains structural columns/footings and visible grids.
  3. Launch Structural Plan Annotator from the BIM Hive tab.
  4. Select Columns mode or RC Footings mode.
  5. Choose a tag type from your project.
  6. Set the tag and dimension offsets (in mm), and the chain offset for footings if needed.
  7. Toggle centerline usage and enable/disable tag creation.
  8. Run the command and review the annotations.
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Visual walkthrough

Additional notes

Important guidance

Duplicate tags/dimensions already in the active view are skipped; turning on modification mode removes old annotations first.