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I haven’t seen anything yet. I think it was coming out this week. I should probably start thinking about mine also. 😂

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Great conversation guys!

The data should still compile with the markups even if the custom columns are not loaded. If the columns are choice or manually entered, those fields wouldn’t be available. I would test.

If you make sure you open the document for the first time with the correct Profile, the columns will remain in the file.

The Profile will bring the custom columns into fresh documents, however if the document is not “fresh” and already has custom columns, those will be current. The custom columns live in the document.

With all the custom profiles and toolsets I build for customers, you can imagine I have to juggle things all the time. For a best practice, I create a sub-folder for each customer within the default Profile/Toolset folder. This creates a few extra steps when switching from one to another, but it keeps the profile and all the associated toolsets together in one location rather than pilling hundreds of them into the root folder. This also makes it easy to zip and share a profile and all the toolsets.

Also, something I’ve started doing is naming the toolset how I want it to display within the Tool Chest, but when naming the actual btx file I add the customer name in front of the toolset name, this way they all group together, and it’s clear where they belong.

Sorry for the long feedback, several ideas for you guys to chew on. 🤣

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You’re on the right track with what you have so far with measuring quantities. The percentage complete formula would be Complete / Overall *100

You can then remove the Overall Area row and the Measurement column from the legend.

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What do you mean they are in the wrong order? You can drag the columns in the markups list to reorder them however you need. If you would rather import your custom columns, you can do that through the Manage Columns window. You might need to open a drawing with our custom columns and export them before so you know where the file is to import. This will override the existing columns so you can use yours.

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@Vince I wonder if creating a Layer Configuration would help. Before you insert new sheets, save the layer configuration, then, fingers crossed, you can apply the configuration to the new sheets after. Just thinking, I don’t have drawings to test.

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Formulas were my first response, you need a custom column for the cut spacing, then another one to divide height by spacing plus width divided by spacing. This works great for square slabs, however now that you say slabs are rarely square this wouldn’t work because the width and height of the markup isn’t an accurate value when not square with the sheet. I’ve built very similar custom columns to calculate rebar, but it has it’s limitations.

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Happy Friday the 13th.

My computer crashed today during a meeting, out until Monday sometime.

Glad you got it, have a great weekend!

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You might be right. 😁

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Thanks @Vince I’ll have to try that.

As a workaround, I created a custom tool that stamps the date in the correct location, flattens the document, and opens the Save As window, all in one button.

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If you import the custom column file, it should replace all the custom columns that come from the customer’s file. In other words, you should have to delete them before you import them… 🤞🤞

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great stuff @Vince thanks for sharing!

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good point @Vince if you want to remove the markup data from the previous person. Thanks for adding!

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Prime does allow you to use your own servers if I remember correctly.

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Post Link.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vince-french-ab9aaa85_bluebeam-activity-6918815183964377088-YA8e?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

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Now you can add the correct selection to each custom tool so it’s filled in correctly each time you place it and doesn’t need to be updated. When I build door tools, I have a column for “Door Material” that correlates with the estimating software. Then in all my wood doors, I set it to wood, and all the aluminum to aluminum. That way I never have to update the value, but it’s ready for export. A blank is always my default when I want the user to make a decision, but on each specific tool I fill in as many correct values as possible.