Window Schedule

[jmartinarch]

1st schedule in VW.

Have a min. amount of information needed for the schedule.

But what is the first line of schedule for and how to eliminate it as it is confusing.

Oh, and is it possible to move the tags in plan view? To avoid lapping a partial open door.

Edited July 7, 2015 by jmartinarch

[Pat Stanford]

It is the database header and is there to hold the formulas for each column in the database. Go to View menu on the worksheet and uncheck the Show Database Headers to hide that line.

[rDesign]

jmartinarch-

Yes, the Door tag can be moved in Plan view. I'm away from my computer so this is from memory- but click and hold on the center of the tag, and while still holding the mouse button down drag the tag to where you want it. Release the mouse button.

It's sometimes hard to find the right spot without moving the door itself so it might take a few tries to get it right. Also be careful not to pull the door out of the wall itself.

[Pat Stanford]

With the door selected and the Selection tool selected (and in either of the two Interactive reshape modes (not the first one with the red circle with a line through it)), you should get a blue reshape handle at the middle of the ID label.

Click and drag that to where you want the label.

[jmartinarch]

Okay got it. Now the schedule itself I see is not 'live'. I placed a few windows, then out of curiosity generated a schedule. It populated but new additions do not. How do you regenerate the schedule or should you wait until all doors and windows are placed then generate the respective schedules?

[rDesign]

To regenerate the schedule, inside the Worksheet menu go File > Recalculate

or

from the context menu of the worksheet image (on the drawing): right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on the worksheet, and select Recalculate.

You do not need to wait until all doors / windows are placed to create schedules.

[jmartinarch]

Thanks, that works.

Now, in the case where I have multiple windows that are identical I gave them the same number. The schedule lists each separately. Can they be grouped and quantified? For fewer lines on the schedule, and ease for guys in field. Or should I change practice and give each a separate number?

[Hippocode]

I would give each a unique number.

If you want objects with the same attributes to be grouped you can use the SUM tag on those fields you want to be grouped.

[Pat Stanford]

I think of them as the SUM and Sort tiles even though they look like buttons.

Select a row in the database then DRAG the SUM tile to the Column Header (A, B, etc.) You should now have a single row for each unique value in the column you SUM'd.

You can use multiple SUMs.

If you need to know how many objects are SUM's, add another column and put a formal of =COUNT in the database header row.