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WolffG
2005-11-06, 04:26 AM
This may seem a simple question but has be baffled.
I have a schedule of drawings, The way I understand it, I can sort by sheet numbe or drawing title.
I want to sort by sheet number, but also want to use prefixes (A, L, M, P, E ) etc for the various trades. How do I do a sort which puts them in the right order, L before A, P, before E, and so on?

Thanks

beegee
2005-11-06, 06:21 AM
This may seem a simple question but has be baffled.
I have a schedule of drawings, The way I understand it, I can sort by sheet numbe or drawing title.
I want to sort by sheet number, but also want to use prefixes (A, L, M, P, E ) etc for the various trades. How do I do a sort which puts them in the right order, L before A, P, before E, and so on?

Thanks
Add a field to your schedule for the prefix order.
Sort by prefix order and then by sheet number.
Hide the column for the prefix order.

Am I understanding the problem correctly ?

WolffG
2005-11-06, 11:51 AM
Duh (slapping my forehead) why didn't I think of that!
Thanks

DaveP
2005-11-07, 02:45 PM
Here's another Duh! idea:

We just create separate Sheet schedules for Civil, Architecture and engineering.
Filter Civil by "begins with C",
Architectural by "begins with A"
and everything else by "does not begin with A" AND "does not begin with C"

Or you could use the Sheet number (less than ... more than ...)

janunson
2005-11-07, 07:54 PM
Here's how we order sheet list by disciplines...
Still wishing for Key Schedules to be available for sheets and views as well...