How to reset the whole layout book revision / issue history?

[Leire Bilbao]

Hello!

We have different phases in the project, each one with its own revision / issue history.

The design phase with the client, then submission to authorities, then tender, construction, etc. When starting a new phase I need my revision history back to zero as we usually use the same file. The only way I know how to do this is reopening transmittal sets and delete them. That is extremely tedious when I have more than hundred transmittal sets.

Is it possible to reset to zero quicker?

[Leire Bilbao]

Not as a template. I want to use the same file because it is for the same project, just a different phase. For example we have a phase for submissions to municipality that usually has 5 revisions or so. Then we start a tender phase that might have 2 or 3 revisions. And then have 2 phases for construction. One for the contractor of the apartments that is usually up to 80 transmittal sets and one for the contractor of the retail spaces that might be 20 transmittal sets.

And it is always the same building.

So there is no wish for this yet?

[Lingwisyer]

I assume you have some other note in your titleblock that denotes the phase? We change titleblocks and revisions style between phases...

[ryejuan]

I agree with you on this, but unfortunately in practice this doesn't happen.

Verbally they talked about it then they will decide to change things for the record but keep the date as it is.

Explained to them how it works end up I just need to place a fill over the text and create a new text over it. 😅

[ryejuan]

I'm interested now in the property you created for the transmittal date. 😁

If you have 100 revisions you can just simply filter out and add layout within book settings

then you just select the first layout then press hold shift to the end layout you want to add.

[Leire Bilbao]

Yes, I do have the phase in the titleblock but I can't start construction or tender in revision 5

[Leire Bilbao]

If you click the arrow next to "add transmittal set" in "edit scheme" you can add a manual issue date (and anything else you want the transmittal set to have.

[SGraham_MGArchitects]

Leire,

Here is how I do it. Your system might be a little different, but the fundamentals should be the same.

1. I assign a prefix number or letter to phase I am in.

   Design = A00 (initial design submission), A01 (revision 1)...

   Bidding = B00 (initial bid submission), B01 (bidding revision 1)...

   Construction Phase = C00 (coordinated construction set after all bid revisions are incorporated), C01 (construction revision 01).

2. Then i select the revision block object on my master(s) and use the "Filter Revisions Based on Criteria" parameters to only show revisions that start with the       

     letter for the phase I want. (My revision block does not list Transmittal set IDs, only Revision ID, Description and Date of Issue).

3.  When you start a new phase of work and create a transmittal set for it, name the transmittal set ID whatever you want in your sequence. Also check the box to       "Create a new revision ID in all included layouts." DO NOT click the "Override Revision ID of all Included Layouts,"

4.  Add all the drawings for the full issue into the transmittal set for the new phase you're starting.

5. Select all drawings in the transmittal set in the navigator, and go to "Layout Settings". Under "Revision History" you can click on the top-most revision ID and change it to what you want, and it will change the latest revision ID for all the selected drawings. This will also "reset" the revision counter to use the new prefix and start sequentially numbering the changes from zero again. 

6. Combined with the revision block ID filter, you can choose to show only the drawings in the phase you're working on, while not having to go back and delete previous revisions. 

Hopefully that makes sense. If not, i can try to elaborate further.

[Leire Bilbao]

Ok, that is an interesting one and I will consider it. Thank you very much

[AllanP]

You can make custom Custom Transmittal Set Schemes

These Custom setting do not have to be unique, they can be the same, it just requires more work to set up a transmittal.

you can then filter by another field i.e. the name of the transmittal like "For Construction" or "Tender" or have a separate code for these like a field that is for design, tender, construction, etc.

or separate out the grouping from the displayed fields filter.

you don't have to use built-in fields for anything on the revision block.