[Vince]

I’m not sure how much detail you need to show on your marked up drawings but from my perspective this is ideal for power query.

Assuming the detail remains consistent, one linear measurement on you plan(s) is all you need then the component details can be in a table in Excel.

I’m assuming that there aren’t any stiles because of how the upper and lower rails sit in relation to the actual panel? However, even if there are, then once again this can be added in in the PQ stage.

The linear measurement is also probably better for the main panel as there is that lovely detail again where the height is just over half a sheet of board creating loads of waste!

[Vince]

I’m happily using layers now that the ‘disappearing layers’ glitch has been fixed.

My use is mainly to do with how many markups I’m applying as, drawings would often just be a total mess if some layers weren’t turned off.

The other thing that I use layers for is another piece of information that can be used in Power Query after the markup list has been exported. The information is there so you might as well use it.

[Vince]

When you are training create and distribute a set of folders so everyone can actually work through the training with you instead of just looking at what you are doing on the screen.

Use drawings from your company’s jobs that everyone will recognise.

Hopefully, then you will be able to create a few examples of how Revu has helped you measure, find discrepancies, extract info, etc.

This being able to relate what you are demonstrating to a recognisable real-life example will hopefully go a long way to help making things sink in for your attendees.

[Vince]

I’ve sent a ‘suggestion’ to Bluebeam for a function where you can batch move layers to a new group.

This way when you open a new drawing, you will be able to move all of the existing layers to a new group e.g. “XXX – Original Drawing Layers”, then you can move this to the end of your layers list and collapse it until you need to access it at a later stage.

[Vince]

Hi @Doug McLean

I don’t use SharePoint so am having a bit of a guess here – are your default apps all set for the various Excel filetype extensions?

[Vince]

@lizlarsen I was hoping that I’d be able to use my valuation setup onsite with the new features in Revu 21.

However, you can’t paste formats so that idea is now out the window.

I haven’t come up with any other ideas for the work that I carry out.

[Vince]

How about a custom line that looks like the panelling (top and bottom rails, etc.) when the markup is applied to the drawings??? 🤣

[Vince]

Sorry @Doug! 🤣

In all seriousness, adding the details in PQ is really simple. You could use that for the doors too – just do a count and then in Excel you can have everything down to the hinges, latches, etc..

And the breakdowns can all automatically work with spaces.

Give me a shout if you want to run through anything.

[Vince]

It definitely works – one measurement in Revu is then applied to multiple items in Excel.

[Vince]

Thanks @troy-degroot !

Unfortunately, I was in my sick bed for the last one so I need to see that on catchup along with @Doug!🤣

[Vince]

I agree with @Doug on both fronts.

The in-built menu doesn’t allow any flexibility to add the details from custom columns unfortunately.

And I’ve never had the need to print to PDF after completing my markups. I sometimes save a new version of a drawing with flattened markups to send to a client but that is it.

[Vince]

Thanks @lizlarsen and @David Cutler !

I’ve been out of action for the last couple of weeks so not had a chance to look at this yet. However, I’ve just downloaded the latest update and look forward to hopefully testing it out next week.

[Vince]

@David Cutler – I did start using the method of adding the layers directly to the tools in the tool chests but have given up on that now as I know they will disappear the first time I use the tool.

Hopefully Bluebeam’s fix will be released very soon!

[Vince]

Great reply @Doug McLean !

[Vince]

Hi @Nic_Bitting

The line weights, shading and different font colours, etc are all really useful as they help us to understand a drawing very quickly.

From a solely measuring perspective though, I always disable the line weights (a trick that @troy-degroot showed me and which has saved me massive amounts of time) and often turn the drawing to greyscale.

These speeds up my process and also makes my markups stand out against what are often very cluttered drawings.

In my opinion though, the biggest help is when designers leave the layers in their drawings. Being able to turn these on and off is a massive help on most projects.