Member Doug McLean
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Sometimes the file size of the photo is just too large. If you can’t reduce the filesize, try uploading it to the cloud and then putting a link to the image instead.
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Points: 16,187Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Belt I
For those of us in the Finishing Trades, Power Query can work better than QL because invariably GC’s want things broken down by room or item even.
QL is great, but setting it up by Space is time consuming. Its next to impossible to set that up on a Template.
I have one re-usable workbook that transforms the data to the way I need it based on a BatchConfig file. It also has two macros on it that break the output table into Tabs as per the Spaces column and then saves those tabs as individual csv files which I import into my Estimating Software.Its pretty slick.
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Points: 16,187Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Belt I
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Points: 16,187Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Belt I
Could you not link to a document, that has a list of hyperlinks on it? Not the best, but could be a workaround.
Have you tried flattening the hyperlink? I know that works with hyperlinks in that other PDF reader, maybe it’ll work in a Session. -
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What version are you using David?
This was a problem in Revu 2019, but it got fixed in Revu 20.
I had it where you could move one grip, then you had to deselect the tool, and reselect it.
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I’ve noticed this too, only with Line Styles.
We have a couple of people here using 2019, but Revu 20 allows for Custom Line styles that don’t show up as an available tool. -
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the easiest way might be to open a blank PDF and then attach the Profiles and Tool sets you want to that PDF. Then simply save it on a OneDrive or email it to yourself.
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Yes, most of them are the same.
They will go to a specific sub folder within our Estimate folder.
Everything is consistent. Everything is all contained within the same parent folder.
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Points: 16,187Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Belt I
You can do that in Electrical, its really hard to make a template for that stuff in the Finishing trades because Architects cant come up with a consistent naming structure.
I can have WD-1 or W1 or W-1 or WWP-1 or almost any combination you can think of.Plus our GC’s prefer to see things by room, which is where Spaces comes in. That just makes setting up a QL link tricky and time consuming when you only have a week to do a job.
I learned Power Query and didn’t look back.
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well, you can come to Canada, we just can’t drive across to the US right now (we can fly in though 🤷♂️)
I’d LOVE to get our Field teams on board, its hard enough to get some of our PM’s off those dreaded Legacy Workflows -
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Auto creating Spaces would be amazing.
I thought I heard that one can from Revit though. The Spaces transfer over -
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me neither
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most times you don’t need too, however there are times when a drawing has been skewed and the x and y scales are different.
I’ve also heard that Civil plans can be sent this way. -
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well, its a great way to start…. and I always do a quick double check once I need to start doing markups.
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Points: 16,187Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Belt I
Power Query is a function within Excel. If you have O365 you’ll find it under the Data tab. Get and Transform.
Power Query is a way to ‘wash’ your data in ways that Excel Formula’s can’t do. Its also REALLY good when you have to repeat various steps as new data becomes available.
I would recommend watching a few YouTube videos on the subject first before trying it.