AutoCAD Electrical

[#1]

We are converting from doing electrical prints with some lisp routines we wrote & our own blocks to ACADE.

In our current setup we divide our drawings into sections. Is it possible to get ACADE to restart page numbering at the start of a new section?

Darren

[#2]

I am not aware of anything that will do this. My company also divides the drawings into sections, so if there is a way to do this I am interested also. Currently, we have a "Prototype" project that contains at least one sheet for each section. When we start a new project, we do a "Project Copy" of the prototype, then add sheets as needed.

Perhaps the fine folks at Autodesi can come up with a way to create a specified number of new sheets within a project (using a template) and then the drawing numbers and shee numberst information could be entered at that time.

Martin

[#3]

ACE works best if each section (sheet) was in its own independent drawing. It is designed around this whole paradym. I am unaware of how to do it using your setup. How would the software "know" what sheet was what? Top down.left,right? I have been using it for over 7 years now and cannot imagine doing it any different. It would seem that it would take a lot more work for ACE to do it the way you do it. There is a bit of a learning curve and I still sometimes have to go back and redo an old package when I come to it, but has been worth it in the over all timesavings I have experienced.

Martin,

How have you been able to auto-renumber the sheets since %S is drawing dependent? (Just curious)


Robert Hanrahan
Weigh Right Automatic Scale Co.
ACE user since 1997

[#4]

I think you are misunderstanding the question. In the project setup when you insert your drawings you can also sub-divide the project drawings (sheets) by section. It is still a separate page/sheet/drawing. For example, all of our Panel Layouts are in Section 4 so the sheet numbers look like 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, etc.

Next all the schematics are in Section 5.

All the General Arrangements are in Section 7.

Flow sheets are in Section 8, etc.

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I haven't and that presents a problem.

Darren
Message was edited by: dlash

[#5]

Yes indeed. I did misunderstand the question. I have come across others who had multiple sheets per drawing and wanted to keep it that way. I though that is what you were getting at.

I understand your problem now. I realize that this is not the best answer, but, did you try to just renumber each section, 1 section at a time restarting sheet 01 each time? If the Sec/Sub was part of your titleblock attributes (i.e., YourSheetNo=DwgSec-%S) then it would pass through. I am not sure if there may be another way. At least would partially automate the process.

Sorry I could not be of more help.

Robert Hanrahan
Weigh Right Automatic Scale Co.
ACE user since 1997

[#6]

Hi testsubject this is Rob from the Events. Nice seeing you still helping out with the discussion groups. I beleve that you did mis-understand the question,.
What I think you will need to do is the following.

In each drawing you have the WD_M block that holds the configuration for that drawing. You can change the %S value here. then If you do a re-sequence you can opt to not resequence this value. At this point you would be able to change any sheet, in any section to re-start at 001 or whatever your sheet numbering convention is.
I hope this helps, let me know if it does or doesn't, I might be able to record a short avi for you if needed.

[#7]

<< I have come across others who had multiple sheets per drawing and wanted to keep it that way.>>

Yes, that is exactly the old way our drawings were set up. But with the project management features of ACADE, I see no reason to keep it that way. Plus it is a pain trying to show a customer how to navigate the drawing set, even though we have lisp routines that automate much of this.

Thanks,

Darren

[#8]

Hi Rob. Any word on the UG?

Robert Hanrahan
Weigh Right Automatic Scale Co.
ACE user since 1997

[#9]

No problem Darren. I wish that I could have given you a better answer.

Bob

[#10]

Stil Working on getting it up and running. the first ones will probably be in Michigan, then move out from there. Just have to get enough interest from users.

I have been building content ideas for the first several.
do you have any ideas to add to my list.