Phase Mapping Dialog box

[dtpeter2901]

I'm not sure what I'm missing here, but I have a project with 16 phases currently. More to come. I also have multiple models so I need to use phase mapping. For some reason the phase mapping dialog box the comes up when you pick on edit type for a link, only display 9 phases. I can't resize the dialog box and there's no spinner to scroll thru. How is one to verify phase mapping if they can't see all the phases? Thanks in advance.

[maciejwypych]

I think there is no way to do it, at least without API. The phase mapping dialog is fixed in size.
Just out of curiosity, why do you have so many phases in your project?

[dtpeter2901]

I'm going to have about 20 -25 in total. Project is a remodel and shuffle of a large existing Hospital Campus. New Tower Addition with many remodels and shuffles that need to take place before the new tower can go up. Mostly it's for demolition, interim room and life safety plans. They may not all be required, but if I need to show something to the contractor for what service we shut down in order to move an existing service into a newly remodeled space. So shut down one portion of one floor, remodel it, move a service to it and on to the next one. So basically this is an Autodesk issue and something they should fix. That just seems like dumb programming to me. It's like Y2K all over again. Save 2 bits of data in a program and loose the functionality. Thanks Autodesk!

[dtpeter2901]

So it turns out if you click around on the dialog box enough you might get lucky to get the next phase sequence to show up. If you pick near the bottom of the last line on the dialog box, you just might be able to get the window to jog down to the next one. Still an error IMHO. Never would have gotten there without a little frustration and a lot of clicking.

[maciejwypych]

LOL! That's a real persistence, luck and/or desperation.
You really must have clicked a lot to figure that one out.
It really does work, but it's definitely an error. I've add it to the wishlist.

[MichaelBussiere2]

Thank you for your post.  In this case with any API manipulation you could also consult with the Autodesk Developers Network (ADN).  There are resources and tools to help with programming and API manipulation.  I have included the link below.

ADN: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2484975

A side note would be if there was a way to minimize the excessive amount of phases?  Yes, you can add them but as the complexity increases, more phases introduced, there could be a possibility for communication break down.  Could the project be broken up at all to minimize this and possible enable more fluid transitions between the phases (thinking form a design aspect versus a software support aspect).

Where there are always ways to improve overall functionality, I would strongly urge all community participants to utilize the development product feedback link (below).  This link is a powerful way to speak directly to our development team on the specified product to help encourage change in the current programming and features.

Product Feedback: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=1109794 

[dtpeter2901]

Hi Michael, Thanks for the response. From the design side we've tried to minimize the phases. In fact our contract was written as if this was a non-phased project. In fact we aren't really going to issue "phased drawings" as it's not in our contract. However, when we showed out "non-phased" demo plans to the contractor they were lost and said they can't demo the whole building at once. So in order to keep the project going we had to start showing phasing in some cases. It's large very complex project that requires things to be done in a very certain order. Since there's going to be years between some of these phases, we need to issue interim life safety plans. Those plans need to show the actual conditions at that time. Each time we need to create one, we need to have another phase. Construction started a while ago and is planned to continue for several years as the integrate their campus. So to answer your question, we tried to limit phases and say we weren't going to do any. But that's didn't fly. So, on with phasing.

[jkarben]

Keep in mind that in Revit demolition dosen't need to be separate phase. Think of it as the first step in a given phase. Use Show Previous + Demo for demo plans and Show Previous + New for new work plans.

Would that reduce the number of phase you have?

[dtpeter2901]

Nope. No separate phase for demo. Wouldn't have helped. Again, many moving pieces. Can't show a demo plan that says you're gutting the entire facility, which is basically what we're doing. Just need to to it one area at a time.