# Generic Annotation FamilyType to create legend - NOT CREATING :(

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**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/generic-annotation-familytype-to-create-legend-not-creating/54414 "2020-08-25T05:38:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/generic-annotation-familytype-to-create-legend-not-creating/54414/3 "2020-08-25T06:43:56Z")

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Hi @iconicdesignent,

To place family types on a legend use the _Create Legend Component_ node.

 ![Create legend components](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/9/0/90afd15b949da06a8dd8192cd904f53d0fe7438b.png)  
 ![Create legend components2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/7/c/7ca19431abb69953138d3422d4b173885e59a7f4.png)  
[Create legend component.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/iNGpoFRNUGhu6emKdu6AiKNaR1N.dyn) (12.2 KB)

P.S : As the Revit API does not integrate methods for legend components, the workaround is to insert a single component in the legend, duplicate it and change its type, which the custom node does.

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