Grouping & Sorting Placeholder Sheets in 2011

[BobbyC.Jones]

We use some shared parameters to group & sort sheets in the sheet list.  Is there a way for the new placeholder sheets to participate in this?  Thanks.

[Alfredo_Medina · Accepted solution]

Yes, so long as you assign the proper parameter values to the placeholder sheets' fields in the schedule, the placeholder sheets will follow the same ordering system applied to the other sheets.

[BobbyC.Jones]

Excellent info, tyvm.  Any thoughts on how to handle hidden fields that are used in the grouping & sorting?  Thanks!

[Alfredo_Medina]

Please read my reply to this other thread, and see the illustration:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Revit-Architecture/How-do-I-correct-the-order-of-sheets-liste...

[BobbyC.Jones]

We use a very similar setup.  The problem is that as soon as a field is set to Hidden, it no longer displays in the row and can't be used to sort the placeholder sheets, or am I just missing something obvious?  Thanks again.

[Alfredo_Medina]

That's strange. I tested this. In that same schedule shown in the illustration, I added 3 placeholder sheets for Interior Design, to be included in the Architectural set, I applied the proper sorting values, then I hid the fields in the schedule, and the Interior Design sheets remained in the correct place. It's a great new feature, by the way.

[BobbyC.Jones]

Doh!  There's the obvious that I was missing.

I have an existing model that was started in 2010 and I was trying to upgrade and add placeholder sheets.  I simply unchecked the hidden field value, updated the parameters, re-checked the hidden field, and poof, done deal.  Thanks Alfredo!  And I agree, this is a great new feature.