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I’m still very much at the start of the development phase. With two classes to teach, I’m quickly running out of time. It always comes together in the end.

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Thanks for sharing the response @revu-user

This does make sense, what they’re saying is the tool in the recent toolbox is no longer current. I’ve never run into this issue simply because I’ve never tried it, so this was a great learning opertunity for me as well. Out of curiousity, where you able to do it before the lastest update?

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This is a great share. Thanks @Doug McLean

the redaction tool is built to completely remove the data not just cover it up. This was a cool way to test it!

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Everyone has an opportunity to become a Bluebeam Black Belt with the help of the community. 👊

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Thanks @Roye just doing what I love, teaching two classes today. I appreciate the note!

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Did both of the versions have the layers before you slipped?

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My first thought would be that his tool is defaulting to a hidden layer. Are they still showing up in the markup list?

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Good thinking on the workarounds. I’m guessing that anytime they come out with a single decimal update (21.x), they get a bunch of bugs and support tickets. Once they get to the double decimal (21.x.x), they are fixing the bugs within the update. If that makes sense. And I doubt any of the support team are lucky enough to attend the conference.

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Once you make the links to the custom tools, you can save that as your Excel Template file. Drop a copy in the next project folder and remap it to the new drawings. All the links will stay connected to your custom tools (hopefully, watch them carefully).

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I typically create generic tools that can represent different beams on each project. LVL 1, LVL 2, etc. This way, you don’t have a tool for every imaginable LVL, but think about how many generic tools you need, worst case. Then you would link the measurement to a cell in Excel, and reference that cell in a formula with the waste. This way, it would be automated. I typically advise customers whenever I do Quantity Link to create a cover Tab in Excel, list all the tools in Column A, and link to them each in Column B. Then all the following tabs will reference the cover tab. This way, you can watch the cover tab and be sure all the links are actually working (Links not working is common, unfortunately). I hope this helps. Great discussion by the way!

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Quantity Link will only pull in the original measurement from the tool used. You can’t pull through any custom column information. You will have to pull the original Measurement for the length, then apply the formula within Excel. Bluebeam is great at dimensions, and Excel is great at Formulas. If you allow each to do what they are good at, the results are easier and cleaner to troubleshoot.

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Do you see the blue belt next to your name? The points you have received over the years for engaging in the community have earned you your advanced blue belt. You’re well on your way to a black belt my friend.

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I typically have the best results when I use individual sheets in a Set. This is an odd issue however, maybe a glitch in the matrix. Try it with separate sheets once. I know this doesn’t match your workflows, but just for testing.

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I do the same; I have all my customer tools organized in that folder as well, so I carry it forward every release. All my files linked up seamlessly, but since everything is stored on my local computer, I don’t have any network issues.

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You definitely sent me on a research mission! Thanks for the head start!