Smart Sheets

The Fastest Way to Quickly & Easily

Create, Modify and Update Sheets
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to manually create all of the sheets for my 100 floor building?
How can I add additional views to existing set of 100 sheets a lot faster than doing so
manually?
Do I need to manually update different scales on every sheet in a 100 sheet set?
How can I put new views into the same place on all sheets?
How can I update specific parameters for 100 or more sheets?
Working with Sheets
Smart Sheets extension
Creates new sheets by the selected template
Saves graphical, crop information and scale if needed
Saves position of the views
Adds new views to corresponding sheets according to the selected view position
Updates sheet parameters
Works with assembly views and sheets
Smart Sheets an Autodesk Revit add-on for sheet management.

The Smart Sheets Revit add-on is a great tool for lining views up
between sheets if you don't already have a system in place to do it.
Smart Sheets
Manage Sheets creates new sheets according user created template.

Before starting to work with the Manage Sheets tool at least one sheet
for a template has to be made:
Manage Sheets
New feature in v2013.1:
Makes duplicates of views
more accurate!
Data in the dialog can be export to the Excel (Export to Excel) and to drafting view (Draw Table).
Manage Sheets
Dialog
The list of all existing sheets with its parameters.

Parameters can be selected with Select Parameters.
These parameters can be used as configurable criterions.
In this case they are displayed like yellow columns
(Sheet Number, Sheet Name, Drawn By).
Elements of selected category are conveniently grouped
together in a tree where the user can filter them by any
configurable criterions. Criterions can be selected with
Configure Grouping.
The sheets can be grouped together in a tree.

If Designed By and Sheet Name are selected in Configure
Grouping then the elements can be expanded, filtered and
quantified by these parameters.

The list of parameters comes from Select Parameters.
Manage Sheets
Configure Grouping
Manage Sheets
Select Parameters
Available Parameters all possible
sheets parameters;

Group (BID Grouping) additional
parameters that is not in usual
parameter list;

Common parameters shows only
common parameters of sheets.
Selected Parameters all selected parameters. Parameters can be added to this list with
Add and Remove.

Changing the order of parameters can be adjusted with Move Up and Move Down.
Manage Sheets
Create New Sheets
Creates new sheets according to the template. Template is an existing sheet with views.
Press rightclick on the template sheet:
Scale, Crop, Visual Style, Detail Level new added
views will be with the same view properties as in template
view;

Model Origin to Origin views in new sheets will be in the
same place like in the template sheet (saves position of
the views):
Manage Sheets
Create New Sheets Settings
Select the views that will added to the new sheets:
Views not in sheets shows views, those arent in existing sheets.
Manage Sheets
Create New Sheets Select Views
Select where the new views will be located on the new sheets. The rows in the dialog are
new sheets. The columns in the dialog are views from a template sheet.
Manage Sheets
Create New Sheets Multiple View Mapping
The list of sheets, that will be
created. With right click you
can change parameters.





The new sheets are created.
Manage Sheets
Create New Sheets New Sheet Parameters
All new sheets have the same view parameters like the template sheet and are placed
on the same position:
Manage Sheets
Create New Sheets Result
Duplicate Sheet duplicates the selected sheet;
Update Scale writes scale values, even if the sheet has views
with different scales (ex: 1:100, 1:200);
Rename Sheet Name the same as View Name renames
sheet name the same as view name on that sheet;
Change Selected Parameters changes selected parameter
values.
Manage Sheets
Other right click functions
New feature in v2013.1:
Renames sheet name the
same as view name!
Select Column selects all column values;
Sort sorts the values in accessing order for selected parameters;
Filter by Selected Data filters sheets according to the selected
values;
Distinct Values in Column shows different values of select
columns at a separate convenient dialog where user can apply
the filter by selecting values;
Remove All Filters removes all filters;
Copy to Clipboard copies to clipboard the selected values.
Manage Sheets
Other right click functions
Adds/changes views that are already placed on the sheets.
Manage Viewports
Replaces views with the new ones.
Manage Viewports
Replace Viewports
Select the view that will be inserted:
Manage Viewports
Replace Viewports
Result:
Manage Viewports
Place Viewports on Existing Sheets
Places the selected views on existing sheets.
Select parameters for new view:
Select sheets where the view will be placed:
Manage Viewports
Place Viewports on Existing Sheets
Selected view was copied and added to selected sheets:
Manage Viewports
Place Viewports on Existing Sheets Result

Manage Viewports
Place New Viewports on Existing Sheets
Places new views on existing sheets.
Select parameters for new view:
Select new views that will be added:
Manage Viewports
Place New Viewports on Existing Sheets
Select sheets where the view will be placed:
Manage Viewports
Place New Viewports on Existing Sheets
Manage Viewports
Place New Viewports on Existing Sheets Result
Selected views was added to selected sheets:
Quick production of complicated documents Smart Sheets helps to create new
sheets and to manage them with ease.
Optimization of work routines Better productivity when using Autodesk Revit
Easy to Use Simple user-friendly interface allows you to easily create and update
sheets for multiplex building.
Reduction of Errors Automatic Sheet creation reduces the chances of someone
missing something
Reduction of Administrative Work on Sheets
Smart Sheets
Benefits
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