2-digit revision number

[ben404095]

Hi there...

Question about how revision numbers are displayed in a label. My scenario is as follows:

I'm working on setting up titleblocks for my office. We've always numbered our sheets in the following format:

AXXX.XX

The first three digits are the sheet number (ie A101, A201, A301...nnn) This number convention is straightforward and works like we want it to.

The suffix for this naming convention, however is giving me problems. We always want to display the revision number as a 2-digit number (AXXX.01, AXXX.02, AXXX.10 ... AXXX.nn) but the "current revision" parameter only displays 2 digits if the revision number is actually two digits (AXXX.10, AXXX.14 etc).

Is there to force the label to put a 0 in front of a 1-digit revision in this scenario?

The partner in charge of the office standards is very particular and proving a hard sell on the idea of migrating to a BIM-platform from CAD.

Looking forward to hearing your ideas.

[Alfredo Medina]

You can force it, but it is maybe simpler to leave revisions be "1", "2", while your sheets read .01, or 02. It is just a format, but the value is the same, is it not?

If you force it, some functionality will be affected, like revision tags, creating a problem that you did not have before.

[david_peterson]

How exactly would you force it? I know you can change the letter order, but where would you be allowed to make revit show a leading 0?

[Alfredo Medina]

In the revision schedule, Revision Sequence is an integer parameter, which allows us to create a calculated value (text) such as "Rev #", to make 1 be "01", 2 be "02", etc. (or 1 be "0"). The Revision Sequence will be tied to the custom definition by the formula. Then you hide the actual Revision Number, and show "Rev #" in the schedule, instead. It's a workaround, but be aware that the revision tags won't update automatically.