Specifications and Notes

By Steve Cook on Tuesday, 11 April 2017

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A while back I saw either a hot tip or webinar about how to automate the use of standard notes. I've gone to the archives but can't find it. Does anyone remember it and if so will you direct me to the link?

This might not be what you're looking for, but it's a good notes organization tip nonetheless: https://www.landfx.com/videos/powertips/item/3545-power-tip-creating-general-notes-using-refnotes.html

If this is not what you're after, I hope somebody else will chime in, because I wanna learn some cool new stuff!!!

roband

7 years ago

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#1100

Great! I'm glad the link I found was helpful.

I've been away from this forum for a few weeks--it's good to read the other suggestions people have made.

roband

7 years ago

#80

Yep! That's it Roband! Thank you. I really appreciate you making the time to find that link and posting it for me.

Steve Cook

7 years ago

#71

Here's my method for making standard/general notes:

I generate a valve schedule in paper space (or a second one, if needed), explode it, and edit. Because of the block thingy it used to be, it won't allow spaces in the title area (i.e. "General Notes"), so I just call them "Notes."

I'll then WBLOCK it and xref it back in, since these notes will often go on several plan sheets. Its so much easier to edit the xref, instead of multiple copies of the same notes.

I find this method fairly easy and quick, and it keeps that uniform look between all the various schedules and ref note tables.

Tom Lang

7 years ago

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Great solutions Tom!
Aside from the xref workflow, I would interject a few small things that might make the process even faster. Use our Save Block tool and save these schedules and notes into your Land F/X Discipline Block section. Create folders and structure this to hold all your different Irrigation/Plant/RefNote notes to easily pull from. You could even go a step further and save these blocks with Attributes, which would allow you to place additional information as you place the block into the drawing and sheet sets. Below you will find a few links to assist in learning more about these items I mention.

Save Block-https://www.landfx.com/index.php/docs/admin/fx-admin-tools/item/171-save-blocks.html

Customize Discipline Graphics Folders-https://www.landfx.com/index.php/docs/admin/fx-admin-tools/item/171-save-blocks.html#own_subfolders

Create a block with attributes-https://www.landfx.com/index.php/docs/site-hardscape-design/customize-site-hardscape/site-blocks/item/3465-discipline-attributes.html

As always, keep up the good work!

Jake Lott

7 years ago

#75

Wow Tom. That's a real good method. I especially like it for general notes that don't change. For instance recycled water notes for a specific agency. One would have to be careful about editing it since if it is edited for a specific project, those changes would be carried over to any other active projects in which they are included.

Check out the Hot Tip that Roband suggested. This is what I was referring to. It allows for a Master List of notes saved as a template and then refined for every individual project, or even by work area. This is what I was looking for, but your suggested method has merits for more static notes.

Thanks for the input. I appreciate your activity in this Community.

BTW, Where do you work (office & location)?

Steve Cook

7 years ago

#72

You're right about different projects having different notes. Thus: "save-as."

This is a fun community for sure. I'm in Seattle, and am just a one-person office. And yes, I'll be at the ASIC conference in couple weeks (looking at you, Jeremiah and Krystal!).

Tom Lang

7 years ago

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Seattle? They have irrigation up there? I thought that it rained every day. JK :)

Steve Cook

7 years ago

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