PROJECT BROWSER SETTINGS WITH ISO 19650 SHEET NAMES

[iainsavage]

In ISO 19650 the drawing sequence number is the last part of the code, see below.

I would like to have my sheets ordered by the sequence number but I can't figure out a way to get Revit to look at the end of the sheet name rather than reading from the left which causes it to pick up the level code first.

Obvioulsy I have more control over this in a sheet list schedule, but is there any way of getting the Project Browser to use the last four digits as the sort order?

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

You could add a Text or Number Project Parameter to Sheets and then set up an Organization Scheme that Sorts/Groups Sheets by this Value.  Of course, you would need to manually input a Value into the Parameter Field for every Sheet.  

[iainsavage]

Thanks @barthbradley . I had already tried that but although I can group sheets by a shared parameter, the sorting is still done by either sheet number or scale (hardcoded in Revit?)

The resulting browser then looks like this:

Which sort of works but isn't quite what I wanted.

[barthbradley]

Yes! Exactly! Sort by Sheet Number.  That's what we're talking about here; isn't it?  You want the sheets put into a particular order; right?  Group by the Project Parameter, then by Sheet Number (optional), and then Sort by Sheet Number.  The Project Parameter's Value  is inputted manually. It is alpha or numeric  (e.g. 1,2,3... or  A,B,C...) .   You can do this through a Sheet List to make it easier. Filters might  help make it faster.  

[iainsavage]

Sorry if I’m being a bit obtuse but in the first part of my post the image shows the sheet numbers so grouping or sorting by those numbers doesn’t order them based on the 4 digit sequence number at the end, which is what I’m trying to do. I’ve used dynamo to match the sequence number at the end of the sheet number to a shared parameter which I can group by but not sort by.

What am I missing?

[barthbradley]

No need to apologize for being "obtuse". This isn't Shawshank. 😉

By the look of it, you have done  what I'm suggesting in Message 3, except you've gone step further and actually entered the 4-digits into the Project Parameter field via Dynamo.  From where I'm sitting, it looks perfect.  Sheets are ordered in the Project Browser based on their Grouping.  

[iainsavage]

Okay, so returning to the original question then, it seems the project browser can only be sorted by reading the sheet number starting at the first character and reading left to right rather than using a truncated section of the sheet number, but it can be grouped by a shared/project parameter.

Thanks for confirming that.

PS: I think obtuse is a valid word and appropriately used - it wasn’t a quote from Shawshank, although I am familiar with the scene you refer to.

[iainsavage · Accepted solution]

Okay, so I amended my Dynamo script to populate a browser display name parameter by combining the sequence number parameter and the Sheet Name parameter.

Looks like this:

I think that's as good as it gets unless anyone else has a better idea.

[mfonbassey]

Hi, this may have been resolved, but thought I'd share how i got around this myself.

1st off, I try to ensure that every sheet has a unique sequence number irrespective of it s level or zone. This way i can input only the sequence number in the Revit default sheet numbering, and input the rest using shared parameters in a sheet list.

 

I use a 3rd party app ( in my case Prosheets from Diroots) to sequence my drawings numberings for printing and exporting, using the shared sheet parameters i mentioned above.

An advantage of this for me is also with referencing, were I don't get long numbers in callouts and detail references

Quite basic, but its worked for me so far....

PS my sequence No. are 3 digit not 4 digit (ISO says 4 digit)