Better Revisions,Addendums 8.5x11

[NKramer]

The labels also need to be loaded into the project as shared parameters. Also, sometimes the labels are turned off or possibly controlled by another parameter (if the label was copied instead of a new one created). Just a few thoughts. It would help if you post your trouble shooting efforts to date and possibly the file.

[Joshua Kohl]

I love this idea of using a masking titleblock. AWESOME!!

Is there a way to have more than one of these masking TB's on a sheet view while also having different SK numbers for each one? I would like to be able to just hide each sketch TB in the sheet view instead of having to delete them if I end up with more than one in a view.

If you have your SK Number parameter as a shared parameter and it's listed under the SHEETS category it will be the same for each sheet in that view.

[Errolowl]

Is there a way to have more than one of these masking TB's on a sheet view while also having different SK numbers for each one?

If you have your SK Number parameter as a shared parameter and it's listed under the SHEETS category it will be the same for each sheet in that view.

Our trick is to just have the SK number as a text parameter. Then you can have as many as you want with different numbers on a sheet. We never delete them when we are done, just hide in view.
We name the title block groups with the SK number and a brief description so we can see a running list in our browser under "groups".

[Joshua Kohl]

Our trick is to just have the SK number as a text parameter. Then you can have as many as you want with different numbers on a sheet. We never delete them when we are done, just hide in view.
We name the title block groups with the SK number and a brief description so we can see a running list in our browser under "groups".

I have mine as a text parameter under the sheets category.

Do you mean as an actual piece of text (not a parameter) that is just placed overtop of the masking titleblock in the appropriate location?

[Errolowl]

I have mine as a text parameter under the sheets category.

Do you mean as an actual piece of text (not a parameter) that is just placed overtop of the masking titleblock in the appropriate location?

Yes. The family is very basic and the other items are text in the project file. The family and the text are grouped together so they stay together. See attached family.

[mleinback]

David:

In my firm, we are looking at using your "Titleblock Neenan 8.5x11 SKA.rfa" in Revit 2014. My guys tell me that the masking region does work, or maybe doesn't even exist. Can you comment?

Thanks,
Mike

Try this...just plop the titleblock on top of your existing sheet...print to pdf or dwf, then delete the titleblock....

[mleinback]

Oops, that should have read, "the masking region does NOT work...."

[Joshua Kohl]

David:

In my firm, we are looking at using your "Titleblock Neenan 8.5x11 SKA.rfa" in Revit 2014. My guys tell me that the masking region does work, or maybe doesn't even exist. Can you comment?

Thanks,
Mike

Try using a white filled region in place of the masking region.

[dbaldacchino]

Here's the same version I posted back in the days, updated to work properly again in Revit 2014. Something changed in the automatic sketch dimensions and constraining behavior and the bottom "crop" handle stopped working correctly in Revit 2013 (worked fine up to Revit 2012).

[Cabotage]

Errolowl -

I really like the idea behind your solution because of the way it doesn't create a bunch of duplicated views and new sheets, but I'm having trouble getting it to print correctly. When I go to print, I make sure the title block is placed at the bottom left hand portion of the screen. Inside the print dialog box I select "Visible portion of current window" with Zoom set to 100%. I am using Revit 2014 and am blown away that they still don't have a "Print to Window" command like in ACAD.

How have you been able to get these sketch layouts to print correctly?

Thanks