ACADuser Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have a project with two buildings and they are in separate plans & layout files I want sheets A-1 through A-8 on one set & A-9 through A14 on the other. Can this be setup for auto numbering? Currently I use "A-0" in the layout LABEL and a text object for the sheet number %layout.label% works well for one layout file but how to deal with the 2nd layout file? Would I have to abandon layout file B and have two plans open & one layout file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kMoquin Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Worst case might be you start your second set in the second files layout page 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Oh I see, force blank sheets in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Morrison Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Why not just edit the layout label manually for five pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Why not just edit the layout label manually for five pages? This is very unclear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Worst case might be you start your second set in the second files layout page 9. Moaksters solution is my solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 There is absolutely nothing wrong with using more than one Plan File with a single Layout File. I do that with almost all my projects as I have a lot of Standard Details that are in their own Plan File(s). Opening the Layout File will open all the Plan Files associated with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Another aha moment. Great for additions and renos. I'm sure it has been mentioned before but just not as simply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 There is absolutely nothing wrong with using more than one Plan File with a single Layout File. I do that with almost all my projects as I have a lot of Standard Details that are in their own Plan File(s). Opening the Layout File will open all the Plan Files associated with it. I agree with this, just not sure what this has to do with the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I agree with this, just not sure what this has to do with the question. Send the Floor Plans from Bldg 1 to sheets A-1 to A-8 and the Floor Plans from Bldg 2 to sheets A-9 to A-14. Seems like the easiest solution to me. House from one Plan, Detached Garage from another Plan & Barn from another Plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Morrison Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 This is very unclear So you put a layout label macro on page 0 where the sheet number should go. You then "Edit Page Information" for each page and type A-9, etc., for the label. Clear? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 I like the idea of one layout file & 2+ plan files. Did not know the layout file would open needed plan files. How to copy objects on the layout you are retiring into the other layout file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 So you put a layout label macro on page 0 where the sheet number should go. You then "Edit Page Information" for each page and type A-9, etc., for the label. Clear? Nope, not clear. What should the LABEL MACRO (your term) say? Are you saying to individually edit each and every sheet number of the layout? If that is what you are saying, yes it is quite clear, but not auto. "edit page information"? What does that mean, I am a novice, edit it to say what? Do I edit sheet zero or do I edit every sheet in layout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I like the idea of one layout file & 2+ plan files. Did not know the layout file would open needed plan files. How to copy objects on the layout you are retiring into the other layout file? I'm not sure that can be done. I'd just open Layout File #1, Plan File #1 & #2 and then send the views to the appropriate sheets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I like the idea of one layout file & 2+ plan files. Did not know the layout file would open needed plan files. How to copy objects on the layout you are retiring into the other layout file? I am not sure what JC is talking about, but I think you are asking if you can have two or more plan files associated with one layout and if that is the question the answer is yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Scott, Todd was asking how to merge to Layout Files. I don't think that's possible. I believe that he would simply have to abandon one of them and resend everything from bldg 2 to the Layout File that has bldg 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Todd, I found a way: 1. Open Layout #2, select a Layout Box and use Ctrl_C to copy it to the Windows Clipboard. 2. Close Layout #2 and open Layout #1 3. Go to the Page you want and use Ctrl_V (Paste - Hold Position) to place the Layout Box. You will need to do this for each Layout Box. This is one case where having 2 instance of Chief open at the same time helps, since you don't have to go thru the Open/Close dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Morrison Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Nope, not clear. What should the LABEL MACRO (your term) say? Are you saying to individually edit each and every sheet number of the layout? If that is what you are saying, yes it is quite clear, but not auto. "edit page information"? What does that mean, I am a novice, edit it to say what? Do I edit sheet zero or do I edit every sheet in layout? Here you go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks Joe, Wish we could open CA twice but no joy here. Fortunately for me this was an academic question as not much was in the layouts, so I can recreate them. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Alan, You can open Chief more than once. Just navigate to the Chief Program using Windows Explorer, hold down the Ctrl Key and open Chief. You now have 2 instances of Chief running simultaneously and you can switch between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 NBD but I can't get it to go. windows 7 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Here you go... Thanks Richard, but if I am not mistaken, that is static and it is not changing...... as you add and delete pages in layout, that number does not change. You simply put that info on each page of layout. If you have 100 pages to layout, you would need to do that 100 times. I was thinking that you were explaining something that was "live" "smart" and "every changing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Training videos 5205 and 5219 have a few options to consider and I'd bet a simple solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 NBD but I can't get it to go. windows 7 Pro x64 Alan ,you have to hold down the CTRL Key when you try to start the 2nd instance of Chief to get past that error message. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACADuser Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks Mick, tried that several times. Ctrl+Dbl Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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