[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]

should it not just be a typical stud wall formula?

[Doug McLean]

is this a Revu 21 thing? I’m not too sure what you mean when you’re talking about alignment.

the default in Revu 20 is center and there doesn’t seem to be a way to change it (or am I missing something)

[Doug McLean]

I’ve quietly started with a few people on custom toolsets. (Basically I took the stock toolsets from the Revu profile and tweaked them) They all seem to actually like and understand the purpose of doing that.

I’ve also started using the Status Column more, complete with Custom Statuses, and have also introduced a Responsibility Column for anything that we have to have a vendor for.

I think I’m just going to keep putting these into my bids and see if anyone actually notices.
Start doing full markup summaries and leaving little breadcrumbs.

Maybe, eventually, someone will ask how I did that.

[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

[Doug McLean]

what part…. its a REALLY BIG country…lol

I’m taking a couple of weeks off around then, so if you’re coming to the Vancouver area, we can get together.

I could probably even swing a shop tour if your family will let you get away.

[Doug McLean]

most dangerous phrase in business…. “We’ve always done it that way!”

[Doug McLean]

I’ve been doing that, but instead of getting people to want to learn, they just want me to do more.

I was asked about two weeks ago to show all the glass we have in the mall project we’re working on. I mentioned to the Sr. Project Manager that yeah, you guys need to learn how to do the export, he more or less dismissed that notion. They honestly have no concept of what the markups list can actually do for them.

Its so frustrating that since 2019 or so, almost no-one here has even bothered to see what more Revu can even do.

I did do that full Markup summary anyways, left it sitting in a folder. We’ll see if it even gets noticed. (I like leaving it, accidently on purpose, on a printer though).

[Doug McLean]

I love it when I get them in a room and I get that ‘ah ha’ moment. Problem is, I’m not getting them in the room.

Once I get them there though…