[David Cutler]

I have my current tools setup using custom names in the “Subject” and “Label” columns @bittingn as @Doug McLean suggested.

(I honestly don’t remember why I started putting them in both, but it works.)

[David Cutler]

The 4 digit number that each description includes matches our standard items in our estimating software. This allows me to export the takeoff markups into a .CSV file, wash the data in Excel and then upload the takeoff into our B2W system.

[David Cutler]

Welcome to the Brainery @backpacker87 (Not sure why it displays that way Joseph) 🙂

There have been a number of discussions about exporting data, modifying it and importing it back in, but I don’t know that I’ve seen this one yet! Unfortunately I don’t know the answer, but I expect a few folks will be along shortly that have more experience with this process.

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[David Cutler]

Stumbled upon another workaround this morning @Vince that I thought might be worth mentioning.

As I’m sure you are aware when you use a tool it automatically populates into a “Recent Tools” toolbox. What you might not realize is that if you change something in that tool during use – the layer assignment for example, the tool that appears in your “Recent Tools” includes that change. So, if your layer assignment disappears, you can set it the first time you use the tool in that session, and then re-use the modified tool from the “Recent Tools” toolbox, rather than your standard location.

While this falls firmly in @Doug McLean ‘s “I shouldn’t have to” category, it does work.

[David Cutler]

Refreshing my suggestion from the other thread…

Perhaps we need to put together a “UChapter2 Brainery Brainstorm ’23″…. If we could engage 1% of the people that @troy-degroot has trained in the last year we could have a great event!

[David Cutler]

Throwing an idea out to see what other thoughts it generates. How about collecting your data directly in Revu, rather than trying to import it in?

You could create a markup that you apply to your drawing in the field and then capture your meter reading in a custom column directly in Revu.

Once you have a number of results captured your could sort your markups by the meter reading column. You could select all of the markups in the desired range and change the color of the markup. This way your “dots” would be color coded and located on the drawing sheet.

As an added benefit when you hover over your markup in the PDF, depending upon how you have the data entered, you will see some of the information displayed on the screen at your curser (this is how it works on a PC at least). Complete data would be shown in the markup list.

If you need the data in Excel for reporting you could export the data from Revu and then process the information in Excel – perhaps with a Power Query.

[David Cutler]

Fascinating workflow @backpacker87

How have you performed this in the past?

[David Cutler]

This might be a good one to engage Shirin Arnold on @troy-degroot

I know SharePoint isn’t her area of expertise, but I would imagine Dropbox has similar limiting factors.

[David Cutler]

That might allow me to do what I’m looking to do @lizlarsen

Where did you find the file?

[David Cutler]

Let’s see if this helps explain my question better @lizlarsen

Over time I’ve created going on 200 custom markup tools that correspond to our “Item Database” in B2W (the estimating software that we use). My custom tools have 4 custom columns (Item Number/Description/Quantity/Unit) and updated Subject and Description in the standard fields.

In the database we have specific items for various specific types of work. A few example items would be:

1010 6” PVC Sewer

1020 8” PVC Sewer

1030 10” PVC Sewer

I create custom tools as I need them so when I come across a job with 12” PVC Sewer I create a markup using the existing tool for 10”, update the markup to indicate 12” PVC with the correct item number and then add it to my Sanitary Sewer Toolbox.

This works, but takes time. @troy-degroot has taught me some organizational techniques for my tools that work great (thank you Troy!), but I haven’t found a way to “bulk create” tools. Seeing your method for modifying @Vince ’s custom line types got me wondering if there is a way to modify custom markup tools “outside” of Revu in bulk and then bring them back in…

Any ideas?

[David Cutler]

That’s disappointing that that didn’t work @tabz-nixonkingspan-com 🙁

Do you have IT support available to discuss the roadblocks that you are seeing? Perhaps there are browser settings that can be adjusted that none of us are able to see?

[David Cutler]

Is there a similar way to modify custom markup tools @lizlarsen ?

[David Cutler]

@tabz-nixonkingspan-com you may be able to open the file in Google Chrome by right clicking on the file name and then select “Open With” followed by “Google Chrome”. This may avoid the issue with everything opening with the system viewer.

Great discussion you have going here!

[David Cutler]

Absolutely @Vince – Concept would be to put something together ourselves so we would manage the content. Of course if we are using the UChapter2 website as the organizing spot it would be nice to involve @troy-degroot …

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[David Cutler]

Seems as if someone has indicated in the last week or two that every once in a while even an expert can learn a new trick @Vince !

The key to using “Markup Layer” is to have the desired layer available. Efficient ways of bringing standard layers into a pdf has been discussed above if I remember correctly.

Hope this helps ease the pain until Bluebeam get’s this known issue addressed.