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6/29/2009 2:14:54 PM
 
superJMuser
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Revision Clouds and Titleblock  

Within the Titleblock family, a Revision "Table" or "Schedule" can be inserted and formated for use in a project. The table is a "template" that the titleblock will use to fill in Revision information for the project based on those Revisions that exist on that sheet (the numbering can be done on a project level or a sheet level). The revision clouds are drawn and assigned a Revision from a drop down list under that objects "Element Properties."

This drop down list is generated from the project revision settings that can be found by going to the "Settings" menu --->Revions. From here, a Revision can be marked as "issued" at which point the Revision cannot be edited (except by unmarking it as "issued.").

The visibility of the revision can also be changed, project wide, to only show the Revision tag (the delta and #), the Cloud and the Tag, or "none" which turns off the visibility of the revision entirely. This, however, does not affect the visibility of the revision in the Titlblock. Therefore, once a Revision has been set to "issued," and the next revions comes, the revions cloud for the previous revision can be turned off across the entire poject. Alos, revions clouds and tags can be hidden manually in a view, just like any other element.

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7/16/2009 8:56:26 AM
 
madeforworship
7 Posts
Joined 12/19/2008
Re: Revision Clouds and Titleblock
In Response To:  superJMuser

Another Interesting thing to note is how you can use revisions to track changes, even if these changes aren't going to be issue as an "addendum" (in other words, you are re-issuing the whole construction document set).

First, you need to set your project browser to filter by Revision.  Essentially, you can set it to group sheets that have been "changed" and sheets that haven't.

Then, all you need to do is modify your titleblock family>Revision Schedule, and hide thall of the columns but one.  I usually leave the date column visible, since it will require that one column be visible.

Now, go back to your project and modify the Project Revision settings, and just make sure the date field is blank, that way nothing will show up in your titleblock.  Also, make sure the visibility of the clouds and tags for the Revision # you are using is turned off.

Doing this will allow you to cloud things, without having to delete the Revision schedule from your sheet family.  This will help track the changes you have made, and also allow you the capacity to easily turn everything on, if it ends up being decided to issue everything as an addendum (now you don't have to go back and remember what you changed...).

Food for thought.  Hope this helps.

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m4w

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