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  • Doug McLean

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    July 5, 2022 at 8:03 pm in reply to: Happy July 4th!
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    We do about 45% of our business in the US, so I had a working day off Monday

  • Doug McLean

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    June 21, 2022 at 2:03 pm in reply to: Set Tags to Markups List
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    I might have found something.
    There is a setting to automatically save a Set drawing log when saving a set, which saves it to the same location as the .bex file is saved.
    I should be able to just use that as I can use Power Query to grab that file

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    You’ll probably have to update the link in this case.
    left click on markup to select > rt. click > Edit Action

  • Doug McLean

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    June 14, 2022 at 1:30 pm in reply to: Linear Footage of Saw Cutting
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    wouldn’t the formula be something like – ((number of 2 x 2 blocks * 4) + width + height)
    Assuming each 2 x 2 square will be cut on at least one width and one height and the attached 2 x 2 square will complete the cut. Then the additional width and height will complete all the cuts.

  • Doug McLean

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    May 25, 2022 at 9:05 pm in reply to: Where did I put that custom tool?
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    David, you might try this.

    I have a few custom tool chests that are a little generic. Each only holds a few tools. What I have is a custom column called Product that holds the different types of what is represented in the tool chest. For example, in my Casework – Wall tool chest there are only about 6 tools, but once I place that, I have about 20 specific Products associated with that markup.
    In my Custom Column data, I have the various products set to specific subjects, so only those products associated with a specific subject appear in the dropdown list.

    Would something like that help you out at all?
    I know its not exactly what you’re looking for, but it does make finding stuff easier.

  • Doug McLean

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    April 4, 2022 at 4:34 pm in reply to: Combine several pdfs into one
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    I’ve used this in the past as well. Its a great trick… one that can confuse the average user

  • Doug McLean

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    April 4, 2022 at 9:36 am in reply to: Example of Using Bluebeam and Power Query
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    Here are two files that show how it all done. If you want to run the test, they’ll need to be placed in the same folder (as that’s how the PQ is written). This is a pretty small data set, but the speed for a larger one isn’t much different.
    If you want to see the steps in the Query, click on the Data tab and then hit Queries and Connections. This will open a list of the left.
    The sheet also has two macros that will break the Space column down into Tabs, and another one which saves the tabs a individual csv files so that we can upload those to our Estimating Software.

    Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

  • Doug McLean

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    April 3, 2022 at 12:42 pm in reply to: Example of Using Bluebeam and Power Query
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    I can send anyone links to places on YouTube to learn PQ if they want.

  • Doug McLean

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    July 8, 2022 at 9:01 am in reply to: Set Tags
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    It does, but its reliant on the person to do that step. I’d like to make it error proof somehow.

  • Doug McLean

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    June 16, 2022 at 10:42 am in reply to: XCON Presenter Package
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    I heard back from Bluebeam.
    They’re hoping for the end of the week. Still waiting on final approval.

  • Doug McLean

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    June 16, 2022 at 8:10 am in reply to: XCON Presenter Package
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    I dropped an email to Bluebeam this morning.
    I don’t want to get too far ahead in my PPT design and then have to fit their template

  • Doug McLean

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    April 25, 2022 at 8:54 am in reply to: Studio Prime
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    I figured it out. You double pasted the link.

  • Doug McLean

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    April 24, 2022 at 10:49 pm in reply to: Studio Prime
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    I got a 404 error on that link

  • Doug McLean

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    April 21, 2022 at 1:06 pm in reply to: Studio Prime
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    yep

  • Doug McLean

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    April 4, 2022 at 2:04 pm in reply to: Example of Using Bluebeam and Power Query
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    lol, yep.
    Happens to me all the time. Especially in Power Automate.

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