Revit schedules for project notes

[nicholas.209609]

New to the forum and generally new to Revit 09.

Currently I am attempting to compile a code review note/schedule. I began by creating a Key Schedule so I could create data columns that could be edited and weren't based on model components. I have run into a standstill and am looking to see if there is anyway to edit these cells so that the data can overlap within a single row? Essentially the two images show how in Excel a row of text "flows" into the next column as long as no other form of text is entered in that row; Revit however either wraps that information within the column and creates a multi-lined text or in order to create all the text in a single line it requires that the cell be extended (this throws off formatting of cells that have minimal text, ie "1" and "2"). How do I get Revit to flow across schedule cells similar to Excel? Is there a way to disable wrapped text in schedules? I would like to keep this either in Revit or Excel and still have editing capabilities.

*The concept of pasting a raster image or pdf from Excel or even Autocad would not be my ideal solution.

I have been looking extensively but have yet to find a workable solution.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[stellarblue153]

Unfortunately, schedules are fairly limited in formatting options. There is no way to do what you want with schedules.

One possible solution would be to create a Generic Annotation Symbol that allows you to manually type in values for the current project. This will have no type of scheduling possibilities, but it will allow you to retain the spacing of text and appearance that you desire.

To to this, go to File menu > New > Annotation Symbol. Choose the Generic Annotation symbol template. Use "Labels" to create the editable fields and "Text" to create non-editable text.

[nicholas.209609]

Thanks I might give that a try for now. Appreciate the suggestion.

[greg.mcdowell]

I would do this with text and use tabs to get everything aligned. Simpler than a family and arguably easier to manage.

I'd like to be able to make tables in Revit (similar to what's in AutoCAD I guess) but until then I'll use text.

[dhurtubise]

You could try Key Schedule for Dumb Schedule (table)

[patricks]

You could try Key Schedule for Dumb Schedule (table)

That's what he's doing, but Revit schedules don't allow text to "flow" from one cell to another.

For years we've always shown our code review information as just text in a drafting view. Since text will snap-align vertically and horizontally, it's pretty easy to keep everything lined up, and there is no trouble getting it to look how we want it, or changing the formatting as needs require.