mbniagara Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Hi, This is my first post. I am considering numbering all of the sheets in my printed layout sequentially even if I am using multiple layout template pages. So for example. my sheets would be numbered A-1,A-2, M-3, M-4, T-5 instead of A-1, A-2, M-1, M-2, T-1. I would want my layout page table to match my sheet numbers and show the same way in the Project Browser. Is their a macro, setting, or work-around to be able to achieve this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Just Edit the Page Information "Label Field" as follows: A-%page%, A-%page, M-%page%, M-%page%, T-%page%,,,,,,,, etc. Normally, it would be: A-#, A-#, M-#, M-#, T-#,,,,,,,etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Joe has offered you what you wanted to know. I might be so bold as to offer you what you might not have wanted to know. That sounds like a really bad (confusing) idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTiger Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Or you can use CA support for multiple templates in a layout file. Create A-template, M-template, and T template. After page is created assign appropriate template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 12:00 AM, Gawdzira said: Joe has offered you what you wanted to know. I might be so bold as to offer you what you might not have wanted to know. That sounds like a really bad (confusing) idea. Expand I absolutely agree - but he did ask for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyatArtform Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Joe has given you the best answer I know of. For those who don't know this - mbniagra is describing something very close to the traditional way Architect's number drawings. At least it was when I came up through the ranks - used at many different offices. It may even be in some AIA standard somewhere. "A" sheets are architectural. "M" sheets are mechanical. "S" are structural, and so on. And I used to use a system where I took it a step further. My front spec sheets were always A.1.something, floor plans A.2.something. My elevations were A.3.1, A.3.2, etc. The reason this is not some very bad idea , is that it takes a big bite out of any renumbering & re-keying woes. If you find late in the game that you have to add a detail sheet, you don't have to renumber your structural sheets, and chase down all the reference keys. So - my two cents is that the only thing ever truly confusing is if the keys are wrong. You put a page list on the first page and key correctly - done and dusted. Just my two cents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Actually, that is what he is not asking for. That is why I chimed in (buttinskied in). What he was asking to do was A1, A2 M3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 To follow up on Wendy's contribution - yes, that page naming convention is an industry standard of sorts. (Our local jurisdiction requires pages be labeled in this fashion.) Architectural pages are labeled as follows: A0.0# for plan notes and general A1.0# for plan views A2.0# for elevations A3.0# first sections So on Mechanical M0.0# Structural S0.0# Etc.... Not at computer to delve deeper but I am sure a quick search will offer the full list and description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 1:50 PM, RL-inc said: To follow up on Wendy's contribution - yes, that page naming convention is an industry standard of sorts. (Our local jurisdiction requires pages be labeled in this fashion.) Architectural pages are labeled as follows: A0.0# for plan notes and general A1.0# for plan views A2.0# for elevations A3.0# first sections So on Mechanical M0.0# Structural S0.0# Etc.... Not at computer to delve deeper but I am sure a quick search will offer the full list and description. Expand One of the many cities I deal with tried to tell me how to number my pages, I told them I will number them any way I want or go over their head to the city manager , they backed off. This was a new employee that didn't know any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL-inc Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Don't get me started on training new building department employees . Our plan review department has gone to an eplans system and requires that all pages be named in this way. It was a bit of a PITA in the beginning but has worked out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_K Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 4:39 PM, DRAWZILLA said: One of the many cities I deal with tried to tell me how to number my pages, I told them I will number them any way I want or go over their head to the city manager , they backed off. This was a new employee that didn't know any better. Expand Guess you really showed that new employee something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 yep, the plan checker was stating a preference rather than a code. or something that's required, they really should have known already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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