topic Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing in Documentation

Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Achille Pavlidis — Thu, 25 May 2023 22:13:15 GMT

Every time we publish a layout with a new revision ID we are forced to change the publishing path to new folder in order to keep the old versions of the published drawings.

This is really cumbersome.

Please make the publisher add the revision ID of the layout in the filename so as not to override the previously published drawing, for archival issues.

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

alemanda — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:03:28 GMT

Adding also date field would be very useful!

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Link — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:38:38 GMT

Unless I am misunderstanding your wish, you can add the Revision/Issue ID and the date to the published file names?

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

alemanda — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:03:00 GMT

!!!
Never investigated so deep before.
thanks

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 11:08:51 GMT

I have deleted the poll for this thread and moved it to the Construction Documentation forum as this feature is already implemented in AC18 as Link pointed it out.

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Erwin Edel — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:30:27 GMT

Too bad I can't grab the projectnumber and date from the project info settings. Not a big fan of filling out things twice.

Still, awesome way to automate things in large projects.

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Barry Kelly — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:44 GMT

Erwin wrote:
Too bad I can't grab the projectnumber and date from the project info settings. Not a big fan of filling out things twice.

Still, awesome way to automate things in large projects.

Why not with autotext as per Links image?
Or maybe I am not understanding what you want.

Barry.

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Erwin Edel — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:43:50 GMT

What Link is showing, is that you make custom Issue entries for project number and date. I've tried the autotext from project info settings, they do not work. So you need to fill out these entries.

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Achille Pavlidis — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 07:47:42 GMT

Thanks Link!!!

Great tip and a huge help!!!

but sorry Laszlo, this is not very straightforward or intuitive. I wouldn't consider it as "implemented", I think it should be something of "one click" solution...

Anyway great tip Link, cheers!

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:06:35 GMT

Link wrote:
Unless I am misunderstanding your wish, you can add the Revision/Issue ID and the date to the published file names?

Cheers,
Link.

Hi Link,
This is exactly what I was looking for. I recognise that you were using AC18, has this capability been deprecated in subsequent versions of Archicad? I know that "Issues" are now "Transmittals" in AC24,
but is there an equivalent methodology to add the Revisin ID to the pdf set automattically?
Love someone's help.
David

Re: Add layout revision ID in file name when publishing

squall_tmo — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:45:06 GMT

Hi David!

Don't worry: even if Issues are now called in another way, the process to obtain the Revision ID is the same in AC24 too!

Best regards!