topic Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet in Revit Architecture Forum

Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:52:15 GMT

I'm facing an issue to Create duplicate of a sheet as its grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet with all the views in it.

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

ToanDN — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:54:21 GMT

It has not ever been possible to duplicate a Sheet.

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:52:42 GMT

Hi Manju,

You can only duplicate sheets that have no views. You can copy and paste additional sheets with the same frames using this method, Revit will automatically advance the sheet number based on the last sheet number created...

Sadly you can not duplicate a sheet and all the views on that sheet. I believe the reason would be you would need the software to duplicate all the views, given them a name and have the sheet look the same. I'm actually not sure why anyone would want to do that, surely you need a new sheet with 'similar views' that have different content, visibility, etc.

There is no magic wand for this.

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Corsten.Au — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:05:12 GMT

You can duplicate a View ( dependent, with detailing ) but not sheets..

Also you can not put same VIEW on two different sheets ..

( Ex : Floor Plan, Elevation, Section, etc )

Exceptions being LEGENDS, SCHEDULES etc..

If you want new sheets with same views, then you need to duplicate VIEWs as well and

those new ones you can place on new sheets...

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

loboarch — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:40:17 GMT

There is an idea on the Idea Station for this exact functionality. Perhaps you want to add your vote? It already has a good amount of support.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/duplicate-a-sheet/idi-p/6819065

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Viveka_CD — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:30:15 GMT

Hi there @Anonymous

Welcome to the Autodesk Community! I see that you are visiting as a new member

You cannot duplicate a sheet but can duplicate an existing view and place it on a new sheet - if that is what you are trying to accomplish.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question. Likes welcome!

Regards,

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:56:42 GMT

Check out Ideate Clone that allows you many options to duplicate a sheet and the viewports contained within that Sheet. It will even keep views aligned.

Ideate Clone Overview Video

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Viveka_CD — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:20:44 GMT

@Anonymous

Thanks for sharing and adding this to the idea station as well!

Regards,

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:16:34 GMT

I think I posted my response in a sub-comment, so I'm sorry for the duplication.

Check out Ideate Clone that allows you many options to duplicate a sheet and the viewports contained within that Sheet. It will even keep views aligned.

Ideate Clone Overview Video

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:41:29 GMT

Not being able to do something in not a solution, its bad design, lol!

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

Bob_Zurunkle — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:17:33 GMT

OP, even though you can't duplicate a sheet per se, there are some ways to make almost a duplicate easier. Here's a few:

1. Create a Guide Grid on a sheet and give it a name, crop it to just one crosshair and place it where you might want the intersection of grid A-1 for example. You can turn it on and off on every sheet, and it makes it possible to position level 1 on one sheet in the exact same place as level 2 on another sheet.

2. If there is a detail you want to place on more than one sheet, make it as a legend. You can place the same legend on many sheets. You could use another guide grid to help align these quickly.

3. Text objects will copy from one sheet to another, and you can place them on multiple sheets at the same time without opening those sheets.

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

alakelele — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 18:48:20 GMT

I can't believe we wtill can't duplicate a sheet, crazy

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

RobDraw — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 22:34:20 GMT

In my world, a duplicate sheet is redundant. Kind of a waste, really.

If you take into consideration that the same view cannot be on more than one sheet, then it makes perfect sense for it to not work.

Good luck!

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

zakXQBNU — Wed, 04 May 2022 17:29:33 GMT

I had to chime in cuz there's no recent forums for Revit 2022 in which I was actually able to duplicate sheets like everyone said wasn't possible (yet). It won't copy the views but it will copy legends, titleblock w/ new sheet number, and schedules. Was my preferred method for new sheets.

Anyway, it lets me duplicate a sheet with detailing on one machine, but does not let me duplicate it on my new machine (option grayed out). Same Autodesk account and everything. Now on my new machine I cannot use this method and I miss it.

Does anybody know what may be causing this? Thanks

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

mhiserZFHXS — Wed, 04 May 2022 17:33:54 GMT

Is Revit 22 updated on the other machine? I believe this wasn't available until R22.1.

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

zakXQBNU — Wed, 04 May 2022 19:07:32 GMT

haha of course that was it! Frustrated it didn't just download 22.1 with all the hotfixes in the first place but whatever. THANK U

Re: Create duplicate is grayed out / hidden and hence i cant duplicate a sheet

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