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elance300

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I use a beam schedule that shows the rebar layout in elevation, along with the parameters I individually add to each beam (see the attached image). The linework is done in Acad, and the text is exported from Revit, To create this I came up with a very long workaround, so I am hoping someone else has had better luck creating a similar schedule. I think the only reason I do it this way is simply because Revit won't allow you to adjust the height of rows in a schedule.

First I create a beam schedule in Revit and add all of the parameters to the beams. Then I export the schedule as a .txt file, open this in excel and save as a .xls file, and data link this to a table in Acad. At this point I can adjust the table to look exactly how I want it to on the sheet, and add the linework for the rebar. The I link the .dwg into a Revit drafting view and place on the sheet.

This way is nice if all I want to do is change the linework. I can do so in Acad and it updates automatically. But if I need to add, delete, or modify a beam in Revit I have to repeat the import/export process for each floor, which can become tedious for a large building. Plus on occasion Acad will reset my tables to their original text and width, which I have to go through and correct manually.

Has anyone found a smarter way to produce graphical beam schedules in Revit?

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gregroberson

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Have you looked into AutoCAD structural detailng.  I think there are some pretty cool extensions. .  .I don't detail rebar. .  .just watched a vidoe a few days ago.

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elance300

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From what I understand ASD is best used for creating shop drawings and detailing. I just want to create a schedule to place on the construction drawings. I played around with the extensions, and yea they are pretty cool, but I couldn't figure out how to manipulate the schedule that is automatically generated. Plus, this would require me to model the reinforcement in each and every beam which is something that really doesn't benefit us in any other way.

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Stretch4

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@elance300 

did you figure out a fatser way to generate the schedule, without sacrificing aesthetics?

thx

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