[Doug McLean]

You can just add custom columns w/o editing the markup but if you want pre-populated columns you’ll have to re-save them

[Doug McLean]

The BatchConfig file is really the first step in any kind of automation. It will give you a consistent output of data.

If I had any tips it would be to filter your Markups list first for just the columns you want first, that will give you a bit of a headstart.

It’s going to take some experimentation to get it exactly right, but it’s well worth the time investment.

[Doug McLean]

There is a Set scale to multiple pages option that you should be using.

I have a workflow for this process that speeds it up.
Go to your Search Panel
Search for the scale.
Select all the boxes
Highlight Checked.
Open the Markups list and Select All.
Open the Measurements Panel
Set your scale
Click Add Scale to More Pages
Choose Selected pages
Click OK
Delete your highlights
Repeat for next scale

[Doug McLean]

this could be fun.

Going to need to let this one stew for a bit though

[Doug McLean]

Ultimately, what we were looking for was a visualization of data from some custom columns.

Every so often, when we’re looking at an item, we know we’re going to have to add some time to it for our Estimating software. Its usually when something is highly custom and we just think, oh this is going to need a few extra days of whatever to get this to work.

I didn’t really want to enter the data twice (kinda my thing)

So I think I’m going to try a custom legend. We’ll still have to enter the data into a few custom columns, but then we can build and save a custom legend for the visualization.
At least that will save others from trying to find it in either the Properties panel or the Markups list.

[Doug McLean]

Kinda what I figured

Thanks though

[Doug McLean]

I see what your problem is. 400mm is .4 meters, not .400mm

You should always set metric scales as mm to mm. Never do mm to M, you’ll mess yourself up.

You should also use Measurement instead of length.

[Doug McLean]

Yes, I’ll edit.

[Doug McLean]

The one thing you really have to watch is when you have multiple scales on a page.

It will set the page scale to the last one you did.

Always double check and insert viewports where necessary

[Doug McLean]

Oh I still verify.

Plus I ALWAYS set metric scales as custom.

[Doug McLean]

its just the way Revu applies formulas.(plus good habits)
Without the benefit of an If statement, everything is global.
True, as long as all tools are the same type, i.e. Polylength, then it doesn’t matter, but if all of a sudden you need to apply your formula to an Area tool, things are quite different.

[Doug McLean]

🤔 🤔

[Doug McLean]

its basically a rounding function, but it will always round up.
Floor is its opposite, which rounds down

[Doug McLean]

just use .4m instead of .400mm in your formula.
Or use 400mm.

[Doug McLean]

yes, but you should always use the Measurement column in your formulas ILO length