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Drag & Drop Revit Sheets for quicker re-ordering.

Drag & Drop Revit Sheets for quicker re-ordering.

Currently, re-ordering sheets in Revit is slow and inefficient. 

 

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Page numbers are controlled with a text box that requires clicking twice in the sheet list, but not too quickly otherwise you open the sheet view. Or on the sheet itself once opened.

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Duplicate page numbers are not allowed, and sorting it done based on a numerical hierarchy.

 

So if pages 1 to 50, plus any sub-pages, exist and a new page needs to be inserted between page 1 and 2, all following pages need their values increased by one. Individually. One at a time. This is incredibly tedious, slow and prevents the quick adjustments of page ordering. 

 

Page order should be adjustable with a drag & drop system.

 

One solution might be pre-defined user categories inside the sheet list menu that automatically assign page numbers. This is inspired by how Microsoft Word deals with Text Styles, Multilevel Lists etc. and allows for quick adjustments of adding/removing headings inside a word document while automatically updating the Table of Contents. For example:

 

Prefix = S

Category Style = Numerical

Multilevel List Style = 0.0.0 (Prefix/Category/Sub-category)

 

Information input:

 

Category 7 name: "Steel Sections"

- Page number: 'S.7.1'. Page Name: 'Steel Sections'. Unique name: 'Units 1-2'

- Page number: 'S.7.2'. Page Name: 'Steel Sections'. Unique name: 'Units 3-6'

- Page number: 'S.7.3'. Page Name: 'Steel Sections'. Unique name: 'Units 7-10'

 

Category 8 name: "Steel Connection Details"

- Page number: 'S.8.1'. Page Name: 'Steel Connection Details'. Unique name: '  '.

- Page number: 'S.8.2'. Page Name: 'Steel Connection Details'. Unique name: '  '.

- Page number: 'S.8.3'. Page Name: 'Steel Connection Details'. Unique name: '  '.

 

Category 9 name: "Tilt Panel Layout"
- Page number: 'S.9.1'. Page Name: 'Tilt Panel Layout'. Unique name: 'Units 1-2'.

- Page number: 'S.9.2'. Page Name: 'Tilt Panel Layout'. Unique name: 'Units 3-6'.

- Page number: 'S.9.3'. Page Name: 'Tilt Panel Layout'. Unique name: 'Units 7-10'.

- Page number: 'S.9.4'. Page Name: 'Tilt Panel Layout'. Unique name: 'Units 11-15'.

 

Resulting sheet list displayed:

 

S.7.1 - Steel Sections - Units 1-2

S.7.2 - Steel Sections - Units 3-6

S.7.3 - Steel Sections - Units 7-10

S.8.1 - Steel Connection Details

S.8.2 - Steel Connection Details

S.8.3 - Steel Connection Details

S.9.1 - Tilt Panel Layout - Units 1-2

S.9.2 - Tilt Panel Layout - Units 3-6

S.9.3 - Tilt Panel Layout - Units 7-10

S.9.4 - Tilt Panel Layout - Units 11-15

 

This would then allow sheets (the bullet points above) to be dragged in-between these categories or within the categories, while automatically adjusting the number at the start of the page. Sub-numbering can be adjusted based on the order of sheets in that category. Prefixes etc. can be added to denotes S for Structural, C for Civil etc. 

 

This would be a huge improvement in work flow efficiency and speed and would make life a lot easier for anyone who's ever had to rename 50 pages one at a time because a new page needed to be added at the start of a project.

 

Thanks for looking into this :cara_con_una_leve_sonrisa:

 

P.S. Using Dynamo is not the answer. Expecting users to have the time & skill to code the answer themselves to incomplete features is unrealistic.

P.P.S Manual sheet order adjustment in the printing settings also doesn't solve this issue because it does not update the page numbers.

5 Comentarios
wr.marshall
Advisor

Though not specifically for sheets see this similar wish for adjusting visibility graphics filters: Quick Visibility Graphics Filter List Arrangement Methods - Autodesk Community

Mark_Engwirda
Collaborator

So much agree; this would be an ideal solution.
You can manually renumber sheet numbers via a sheet schedule if you haven't tried it.
It's a more simple process than trying to edit the sheet order directly from the sheets.
This won't solve your misery, just a little less misery.

jonathan_mayer
Enthusiast

@Mark_Engwirda the schedule is a good idea, I forgot to mention it.

What I wonder is what everyone's different page number styles are like? 

The current method does allow for nearly unlimited possibilities, so what logic do you use for numbering and would the proposed system in my post work for you?

Mark_Engwirda
Collaborator

@jonathan_mayer I use a very simple sheet organisation as I don't have anywhere near the amount or complexity of sheet numbers you must endure.  For architectural drawings, I use A01, A02 etc,  E01 for electrical and S01 for structural.  When I need to reorder any sheets, I  temporarily group any sheets that require renumbering with suffixes where I would like to insert them, A05a, A05b, A05c etc; and then renumber them A05, A06, A07.
It would be nice if we could have an auto renumber in the sheet schedule for sheet numbers or for sheets to have the ability to be swapped around in the browser with a numbering system based on their placement, as you have mentioned in your idea.

dezindzer
Enthusiast

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