Trim characters in a Label

[amjones]

All,

New York City DOB has some new requirements and I need some help meeting them. Specifically they are requiring that regular sheet numbers have a .00 after them to track changes that are sent to the DOB. All sheet numbers are to start thusly A333.00...then if you have to resubmit that sheet it would got to A333.01. This is and of itself is not a problem. What is a problem is that this .00 or .01 stuff does not need to occur in view titles, section heads and the like.

First is it possible to tell the 'Sheet' label in those various symbols to trim off the last three characters?

Second, instead, would it be possible to create a 'per sheet' label that could track this info. I would simply move the true sheet number of and place the new label next to it so that the sheet number would read continuous.

One other thing. I need to create a '1 of 200' style counter for the entire set. I am assuming I would do that with shared parameters but I do not know what I’m doing there.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. For anyone in NYC that is not aware of the forthcoming changes I have attached the document.

Thanks,
Drew

[greg.mcdowell]

I'd make the .00, .01, etc. an instance parameter in the titleblock (yes, it would have to be a shard parameter - start with the help menu)

You can handle the 1 of counter the same way. The sequential numbers would be an instance parameter and total could be type. You could also just make it text in the titleblock. If you make a schedule (or series of schedules) you can make numbering the sheets a bit easier but it's still a manual process.

[Scott Womack]

To Amplify Greg's comment a little futher. You can add a separate Shared instance parameter to the titleblok family, and arrange it so it appears to be a part of the sheet, number, but is not to Revit. The only possible fly in the ointment, would be the cover sheet. You may need to add this as a separate column in the Drawing List if you are using this feature on your cover sheet. (Not sure why you wouldn't, but that is a diferent subject).

[amjones]

Greg, Scott,

Thank you both. As for the cover, I am relatively sure the .00 and such will be hitting the cover sheet, so I will have to do something there. I will look into the shared parameters for the counter and the .00.

Should I assume from your responses that making the detail tags trim the last three characters from the drawing number (if it truly did include the .00) is not possible? I only ask because that would solve the cover sheet issue in that I could taylor what was shown where.

Thanks again,
Drew

[twiceroadsfool]

Youre correct, it wont truncate the last few digits of the label.

Also, if its required, its required, and youll have to do it with instance parameters per sheet in the titleblocks... But realize that the counter "1 of xx" will never REALLY be tied to the number of drawings, nor will it be automated...