ACADuser Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Modifying plans I have a need to start the sheet with A-16 Is there still no way to set the starting number? A-16 A-# A-# A-# A-# yields A-16 A-17 A-18 A-19 A-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 22 minutes ago, ACADuser said: Modifying plans I have a need to start the sheet with A-16 Is thee still no way to set the starting number? A-16 A-# A-# A-# A-# yields A-16 A-17 A-18 A-19 A-20 I am not sure to be honest Alan , but that looks like the expected result to me? what did you want? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kbird1 said: I am not sure to be honest Alan , but that looks like the expected result to me? what did you want? M. I agree with Mick, that is what I would expect, what do you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Maybe I did something wrong but this is what I get. I put A-16 and then each successive layout I put A-# I wand to skip labels A-1 through A-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 11:15 AM, ACADuser said: Maybe I did something wrong but this is what I get. I put A-16 and then each successive layout I put A-# Ahhhh , that is not what you wrote above though so it isn't working as expected..... A-# just causes Chief to numbers pages consecutively and A-16 would not be considered the start point as there is no A-1 Which maybe the Fix? ie: add 15 blank pages before page 1 ? ( which don't print if Blank ) Michael or Joe may have a Macro though or know another Technique. Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Yes the "starting number" is the feature I wanted to use. The 15 blank layouts is too close to using a sledge hammer to drive finish nail for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ACADuser said: Yes the "starting number" is the feature I wanted to use. The 15 blank layouts is too close to using a sledge hammer to drive finish nail for me. I hear ya what about putting A-1# and having 5 Blank pages ,..... I haven't tried it ...... but I believe this is something that has been asked for numerous times but I am not sure of any changes in X13 , you might have to wait for Michael or Joe to respond ... @Alaskan_Son M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 hours ago, ACADuser said: Yes the "starting number" is the feature I wanted to use. The 15 blank layouts is too close to using a sledge hammer to drive finish nail for me. Its the only automated option I know of too. You can quickly create all 15 pages by just using the Duplicate Page tool. As long as you leave the pages blank, they don't have to print or show in the Layout Page Table either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 So here is a thought. If I create a variable A-Start = 15 Then in the layout Page Field I put something like "A-%(layout.page.number + A-Start).to_s%" Obviously I have no idea how to get the Page # but would something like that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 3 hours ago, ACADuser said: So here is a thought. If I create a variable A-Start = 15 Then in the layout Page Field I put something like "A-%(layout.page.number + A-Start).to_s%" Obviously I have no idea how to get the Page # but would something like that work? You should Tag Michael (@User_Name) or Quote Him so he gets a notification Alan.... @Alaskan_Son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 It can wait until Monday, the job is not due until Wednesday The previous drafter did the job in Rivet in 2018. I got the CAD export & needed to separate the two houses. This is the little one that they decided t build finally. It has so may tags that reference sheet numbers that I decided not to redo the sheet numbers, just start the sheets at A16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 10 hours ago, ACADuser said: So here is a thought. If I create a variable A-Start = 15 Then in the layout Page Field I put something like "A-%(layout.page.number + A-Start).to_s%" Obviously I have no idea how to get the Page # but would something like that work? No. We have no access to the page number information; otherwise, yes, that would be the logical approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Ok ...get the Sledgehammer out ... Thanks Mike.... Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Thanks fellas. It is an unusual situation so I'll manually number them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Hi Alan, In the project browser add a blank page before the sheet you want to be A-16. Make the Label A-# duplicate that page 14 times so that you have 15 blank sheets in the project browser The blank sheets won't print The downside is that they will show in the project browser but you can mark them to not show in the sheet index. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Thanks Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Why not just open the Edit Page Information dialog and type in the labels you want? You don't really need to use the magic "#" in the label, or any blank pages, or anything else. It's just a simple text label and you can type in whatever you want to display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Dermot said: Why not just open the Edit Page Information dialog and type in the labels you want? You don't really need to use the magic "#" in the label, or any blank pages, or anything else. It's just a simple text label and you can type in whatever you want to display. That can get to be very dangerous as detail callouts can very easily be wrong when pages are added or deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Dermot said: Why not just open the Edit Page Information dialog and type in the labels you want? You don't really need to use the magic "#" in the label, or any blank pages, or anything else. It's just a simple text label and you can type in whatever you want to display. That is what I'm doing but thought the automation would be nice to take advantage of. This is only the 2nd project this was needed. As I recall I used the blank layouts method last time. Just seems like you (the user) should be able to choose the starting number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Dermot said: Why not just open the Edit Page Information dialog and type in the labels you want? You don't really need to use the magic "#" in the label, or any blank pages, or anything else. It's just a simple text label and you can type in whatever you want to display. Its less about the time it takes to create page numbers manually and more about the time it takes to update those page numbers when pages are added, deleted, or re-ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said: That can get to be very dangerous as detail callouts can very easily be wrong when pages are added or deleted. The referenced details are the reason I don't just renumber the set. The project come over from Rivet & I did not want to chase down all the details. Seems you always miss one. One of those projects where the client said I just want to make a few changes. Which I did in Autocad. Then the client & owner wanted to have separate plan for each house and make a few more changes. Oh and while your at it lets change the floor truss heights. I have now re-drawn the house in Chief for corrected elevations & floor plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Dermot said: Why not just open the Edit Page Information dialog and type in the labels you want? You don't really need to use the magic "#" in the label, or any blank pages, or anything else. It's just a simple text label and you can type in whatever you want to display. FWIW, I have many blank pages in my Layout Templates. I just makes it easier to add content anyplace I need it. In addition, pages can easily be moved up and down to facilitate ordering the ConDocs. Some jurisdictions actually have strict rules about formatting the page labels. Prefixes and in some cases sub-numbered pages are not uncommon - especially for commercial projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northriver Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 4:53 PM, ACADuser said: It can wait until Monday, the job is not due until Wednesday The previous drafter did the job in Rivet in 2018. I got the CAD export & needed to separate the two houses. This is the little one that they decided t build finally. It has so may tags that reference sheet numbers that I decided not to redo the sheet numbers, just start the sheets at A16 Nice boat house. Puts mine to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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