Create Sheets from Views

If you have many unplaced views that need to be placed onto a new sheet, you can use the Create Sheet tool within Ideate SheetManager to quickly place one or more unplaced views onto their own respective sheets. The Create Sheets option is also integrated into Ideate ViewCreator and is described in this same topic below.

To access this tool, select one or more unplaced views from the left-hand side of SheetManager, then use either the right-click menu or the Create Sheet button as shown. This is ideal for quickly placing any large plan, elevation, building section, schedule, or panel schedule view on its own sheet. For smaller views such as interior elevations, details or drafting views, use drag and drop within SheetManager instead.

To automatically create many sheets based on unplaced views, follow the steps below.

Start “Create Sheets” from Sheet Manager

  1. Launch Ideate SheetManager from the IdeateApps toolbar.
  2. Select one or more unplaced views from the Views pane on the left.
  3. Select the Create Sheet button as shown below, or use the right-click option and select Create Sheet(s).
  4. Select a Choose Layout as described below.

Create Sheets from Revit Views with Ideate SheetManager

 

Start “Create Sheets” from ViewCreator

The Create Sheets option is also available within Ideate ViewCreator as is offered as an option at the end of a view creation process. In the image below the creation of two new views via the Copy Views to Level method has just completed. Select the Create Sheets button to continue. The next step is to Choose a Layout as described below.

Choose Layout & Sheet Options

After starting the Create Sheets option via SheetManager or ViewCreator, the next step is to select either the Clone Sheet or Title Block layout. The Clone Sheet method is recommended if you have many sheets that fit into a series, because the sheet properties and the numbering theme of the selected sheet will be duplicated. Otherwise, use the Title Block method to start from scratch.

Use the Sheet Options to further specify the new sheet conditions. For details on the “Align plan views using model coordinates” option, please refer to a similar topic under Align.

  1. OPTIONAL: when the Clone Sheet has legends and/or schedules they will be available to be duplicated onto the new sheets.
  2. OPTIONAL: when the Clone Sheet has plan-based views, the “Align plan views using model coordinates” checkbox will be available. 
  3. Select Create button.
  4. OPTIONAL: after the new sheets have been made you can choose to Rename Sheets.

Tip: Review the in-product Getting Started Guide for Ideate SheetManager for more examples of how to make the most of this tool.

 

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