Drawing Log
Revu can create a drawing log for sheets in a Set. In order to export a drawing log, drawings must be in a Set. See Creating a Set for more information about putting sheets in a Set.
Exporting a Drawing Log
- Go to View > Tabs > Sets or press ALT+2 to show the Sets tab.
- Select Open Set from the Modify Set dropdown menu and open the Set from which you wish to export a drawing log.
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Select Export Drawing Log from the Publish dropdown menu. The Export Drawing Log wizard appears.
- Select the data you wish to include in the drawing log. Any Tags that have been added to the Set are shown as well as several built-in, default data elements.
- The data included in the drawing log will be in the order shown on this dialog box. To reorder a data element, select it and click Up or Down, as appropriate.
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Click Next. The second page of the Export Drawing Log wizard appears.
- Select a file type for the drawing log from the Export as dropdown menu.
- Set any of the following options, as desired:
- Title: Enter the desired title of the drawing log. Some parts of the title can be dynamic if those options are selected; see below. These will be shown between brackets ( [ ] ) and altering them will automatically turn off the respective option.
- Prepend Set Name to Title: When enabled, the name of the Set is automatically added to the beginning of the drawing log's title, as represented by the addition of [Set Name] to the Title field above.
- Append Date to Title: When enabled, the date the drawing log was exported is automatically added to the end of the drawing log's title, as represented by the addition of [Date] to the Title field above.
- Exclude Superseded Sheets: When enabled, sheets that have been superseded by later revisions are automatically excluded from the drawing log.
- Create Hyperlinks: When enabled, hyperlinks to the sheets included in the drawing log are automatically created within the drawing log.
- Export To: Enter the desired save location of the drawing log or click Change and select it.
- Overwrite Existing File: When enabled, the exported drawing log will automatically overwrite an existing file of the same name in the same save location.
- Open File After Creation: When enabled, the drawing log will automatically open once it has been successfully exported.
- Automatically Export When Saving Set: When enabled, a new drawing log will be automatically exported to the default save location whenever the Set is saved.
If PDF is selected as the export type, an extra option is available:
- Add Drawing Log to Set: When enabled, the drawing log is automatically added to the Set. Select a Page Size, orientation (Portrait or Landscape) as well as a Template for the page, if desired. Templates can also be imported using the Import button.
- Click Done to export the drawing log.
Related topics
Sets Tab
Working with Sets
Working with Tags
Revu 2017 & Below
Help Guide
Drawing Management