Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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Formatting Schedules
You have several choices available for formatting the look of the schedule. You can
■ Specify the order and type of properties to display
■ Create totals
■ Create your own custom properties, which you can then include in the schedule
■ Apply phases to a schedule
Schedule Tips
■ Mouse-wheel scrolling is available in schedule views. Move the mouse wheel to scroll vertically. Hold
Shift and move the wheel to scroll horizontally.
■ You can select an element in a non-schedule view from a schedule view. This works best if you are tiling
windows. (To tile windows, click View tab
➤
Windows panel
➤
Tile.) To view an element in a non-schedule
view, click in the element’s cell in the schedule, and then click Modify Schedule/Quantities tab
➤
Schedule
panel
➤
Highlight in Model. The Show Elements in View dialog displays. You can continue to click Show
in this dialog to open other views that show the element.
Creating a Schedule or Quantity
1 Click View tab
➤
Create panel
➤
Schedules drop-down
➤
Schedule/Quantities.
2 In the New Schedule dialog, select a component from the category list. A default name appears
in the Name text box, which you can change as necessary.
3 Select Schedule building components.
NOTE Do not select Schedule keys. If you want to create a key schedule, see Key Schedules on page
173.
4 Specify the phase.
5 Click OK.
6 In the Schedule Properties dialog, specify the schedule properties. See Specifying Schedule
Properties on page 176.
7 Click OK.
Key Schedules
Schedules, particularly for windows, doors, or rooms, can comprise multiple items that have the same
characteristics. For example, a room schedule might have 100 rooms with the same floor, ceiling, and base
finishes. Rather than enter all this information manually for all 100 rooms in the schedule, you can define
keys that automatically fill in information. If a room has a defined key, then as that room is added to a
schedule, fields in the schedule automatically update, reducing the time required to produce the schedule.
You define keys using key schedules. Key schedules look very similar to component schedules, except that
you define them to your specifications. When you create a key, it is listed as an instance property for the
element. When you apply a value for the key, then the key's attributes are applied to the element.
Creating a Key Schedule
1 Click View tab
➤
Create panel
➤
Schedules drop-down
➤
Schedule/Quantities.
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