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Table

sabamail65 — Tue, 25 May 2021 07:48:55 GMT

Hello. How can I create such a table?

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 08:01:45 GMT

@sabamail65

Not

Excel it, then PDF it, then import it

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sabamail65 — Tue, 25 May 2021 08:20:00 GMT

My revit s 2019 and it does not have PDF

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ToanDN — Tue, 25 May 2021 15:33:56 GMT

If you are still using Revit 2019 then export PDF to JPG or PNG and import the image in Revit.

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syman2000 — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:40:16 GMT

You can create custom schedule. First choose the schedule which you not going to use.

Add one parameter

Check off Show Header and turn off the grid lines and outlines

Now select the title cell and clear cell

Now you can create customized schedule. Use insert row/column if you want to add new cell. Use merge if you want to merge two cell together. As well add shading, border or change fonts.

Once you master the tools above, you are now able to create customized schedule to suit your need.

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sabamail65 — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:10:58 GMT

Thank you very much

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:41:55 GMT

@syman2000

Out of curiosity...Why a schedule of a category that he is not going to use ever? I thought custom schedules where actually intended for Multi Category where they actually become useful!

Apart from the above, Custom schedules cannot achieve the format of the schedule posted in the OP...if it can, would you be kind and elaborate on how one can add a multi line header under the same columns of input/reporting parameters?

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Ilic.Andrej — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:46:22 GMT

It is possible with Dynamo.

Read this article .

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syman2000 — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:50:06 GMT

I've use door schedule category to generate the dummy schedule. In doing that, I found that user can mistakenly destroy the dummy schedule without their knowledge. I find that if I create schedule which majority of my staff will never touch, it will prevent the dummy schedule from destruction.

You can create generic annotation symbol and then create dummy schedule from there. However this require extra steps to achieve the same result. You just need one parameter to get the dummy schedule going.

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:23:33 GMT

@Ilic.Andrej

I do not believe it is doable in Dynamo. As far as I know neither inserting multi-line headers that interrupts the Parameter columns nor partial merging of cells is possible...if it is please do provide the package and node so I can try

@syman2000

@syman2000 wrote:
I've use door schedule category to generate the dummy schedule. In doing that, I found that user can mistakenly destroy the dummy schedule without their knowledge. I find that if I create schedule which majority of my staff will never touch, it will prevent the dummy schedule from destruction.

You can create generic annotation symbol and then create dummy schedule from there. However this require extra steps to achieve the same result. You just need one parameter to get the dummy schedule going.

I am going to quote @barthbradley on this one..."Why all the Gymnastics" project parameters, generic annotations, schedules which hopefully no one uses + (Dynamo which I still do not believe it or API can do)...etc ... wouldn't it be easier and faster to export the live data to excel >> reformat >> bring back and post on the sheet or legend as a PDF or PNG!! No one can mess that up lol

Don't get me wrong, the idea of Custom schedules is brilliant and creative but if you can predict which schedule your team is not going to use or less likely to use, can you guarantee that other stakeholders or disciplines not on your team would do? If I were you I would add a note: Use at your own Risk

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syman2000 — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:07:53 GMT

@RDAOU

I agree. With PDF linking, this methodology which I've shown is pretty cumbersome. However you will get hardcore users who only want to do it within Revit and no external software. Ideate software plugin is using the same functionality as what I've describe.

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:16:29 GMT

@syman2000

True but if I am not mistaken, Ideate does not create or format the schedule in Revit (As far as I know that kind of formatting is not yet unlocked in Revit. Ideate generates a non-BIM sticky schedule from EXCEL which more similar to linking/importing a PDF or a PNG

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Ilic.Andrej — Tue, 25 May 2021 22:37:45 GMT

@RDAOU wrote:

@Ilic.Andrej

I do not believe it is doable in Dynamo. As far as I know neither inserting multi-line headers that interrupts the Parameter columns nor partial merging of cells is possible...if it is please do provide the package and node so I can try

@RDAOU please read the whole article I provided. There I don't create a schedule, I create a generic annotation that behaves like a schedule. This generic annotation is driven by global parameters. Dynamo just updates those values based on the parameters of any category or family.

It takes some time to create that kind of custom "schedule" (generic annotation). It makes sense to do it only if its going to be used in many projects.

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 22:37:22 GMT

😞 sorry cannot access social media sites from the office ... took me quite sometime to convince IT to unblock Autodesk.com and Dynamobim.org.

Anyhow, your initial reply was misleading then. The schedule and formatting is not possi le but a get and set parameter value to a generic annotation is 🙂

A PDF or a PNG insert is still more practical ... but dynamo can also be fun

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Ilic.Andrej — Tue, 25 May 2021 22:50:57 GMT

Here is another link. This one is Revit Architecture Forum post.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/real-multi-category-schedule/td-p/9117639

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 23:15:21 GMT

@Ilic.Andrej

I get the concept you are trying to promote BUT you called it REAL Multi-Category Schedule there too!!!

I guess the misleading and deception is intentional then. Quite a strategy to Lure people to click the link and read till they figure out that

"its a Generic Annotation with Multi Parameters"

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Ilic.Andrej — Tue, 25 May 2021 23:17:00 GMT

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RDAOU — Tue, 25 May 2021 23:35:40 GMT

Sneaky lol

Well here is a better idea that saves you 3/4 of the work and the trouble of filling parameters

With simple VB script and VB/Paython maping you can convert Excel sheets to PDF. ie you can use dynamo to transfer your live schedules to pre formatted Excel sheets (with all the fancy colors and sht) and insert back the PDF to a sheet (if I recall right...custom nodes included in bumblebee and Archi-labs)

😛 and you wont have to purchase Ideate for its stickies lol