Chapter 11 • Schedules and Tags 514 3. Select the door. 4. In the Properties dialog, scroll down to the Other category and find Door Finish. 5. Click in the field and type WD, as shown in Figure 11.12. FIGURE 11.12 Changing the property of an element in the model does the same thing as changing the element in the schedule. 6. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the Properties dialog. 7. Open the door schedule. Notice that door number 100B has a WD finish. 8. Save the model. In the interest of not getting carried away with the mundane process of filling out the entire schedule, note that this process is applicable for every field within this type of schedule. The main takeaway is the fact that you can populate a sched- ule by either changing the data in the schedule itself or by finding the scheduled component and changing it there.  If you click the menu drop-down arrow in the Door Finish field, you will see that PT is available. The schedules and the actual doors are “linked” together. Creating Schedules 515 us i n g t h e sC h e d u l e t o Fi n d a Co M p o n e n t In some cases, while you are filling out the schedule, and you may not be sure which item you are looking at. Because schedules are “live,” you can find a component from the schedule. To do this, follow these steps: 1. In the schedule, right-click on door number 114. 2. Select Show, as shown here: Notice that Revit zooms in on the door, and even gives you choices to find other views as well: 3. Click Close. 4. Close the view and go back to the schedule. The next step is to further modify the appearance of the schedule we are work- ing on. We can then start using this schedule to narrow in on a specific grouping of doors to change them based on a filter. Chapter 11 • Schedules and Tags 516 Modifying the Schedule’s Appearance As it stands, not everyone uses the same fonts, headers, and linework around the border of the schedule. Although the usefulness of this next procedure won’t be evident until Chapter 14, “Creating Sheets and Printing,” it is applicable at this point in the book. The objective of this procedure is to examine what font this schedule is using as well as the line weights and spacing applied to the schedule. To learn how to adjust the appearance of a schedule, follow along: 1. In the Project Browser, open the DOOR SCHEDULE (if it is not opened already). 2. In the Properties dialog, click the Edit button for Appearance. 3. On the Appearance tab of the Schedule Properties dialog, you will see two categories: Graphics and Text. In the Graphics category, click Outline and select Medium Lines, as shown in Figure 11.13. 4. In the Text category, make sure Show Title and Show Headers are checked on (see Figure 11.13). 5. Click OK. Your schedule will not change one bit! We have simply created a situation where the appearance of the schedule won’t be apparent until you literally drag it onto a drawing sheet. FIGURE 11.13 Configuring the schedule’s appearance Creating Schedules 517 he y, th i s lo o k s Fa M i l i a r You may have noticed that each time you open the properties of the schedule and click the Edit button next to a corresponding row (in this case it was the Appearance row), you are only jumping to a specific tab of the Schedule Properties dialog. Each schedule category can be accessed in one dialog, as shown in the following image: Adding a Schedule to a Sheet Although adding a schedule to a sheet is a topic for another chapter (Chapter 14), the process is so easy, we are going to go ahead and do it right now. Not to let the cat out of the bag or anything, but you will enjoy how sheets come together in Revit. Perform the following steps: 1. In the Project Browser, find the Sheets (All) category, as shown in Figure 11.14. Coincidentally, it is located directly below DOOR SCHEDULE. 2. Right-click Sheets. 3. Select New Sheet (see Figure 11.14). 4. In the New Sheet dialog, click the Load button. This will allow you to go find a title block. Although we have not made a title block yet, Revit has a directory with some samples you can use to get started (see Figure 11.15). Chapter 11 • Schedules and Tags 518 FIGURE 11.14 Creating a new sheet FIGURE 11.15 Finding a title block for your use 5. Browse to the Titleblocks directory. It is a folder contained within the Imperial Library directory. 6. Select the file called E1 30 x 42 Horizontal.rfa. 7. Click Open. 8. Back in the New Sheet dialog, select E1 30 x 42 Horizontal, and click OK. You now have a new sheet, containing a blank title block, as shown in Figure 11.16. The next objective is to click and drag the schedule onto the sheet. If the schedule fits, this is literally the easiest thing to do in Revit. 1. In the Project Browser, find DOOR SCHEDULE. 2. Click it, but do not double-click it. You want to pick it and hold down the left mouse button. Creating Schedules 519 FIGURE 11.16 You now have a sheet ready to be populated. 3. With the left mouse button pressed, drag the schedule onto the sheet. You can place it anywhere you see fit (see Figure 11.17). 4. Once you have moved your cursor to the correct position, release the mouse button. If the bottom hangs over the sheet, that’s okay—we will fix it in a minute. 5. Press the Esc key. 6. Select the schedule. 7. Notice the blue break grip that is located halfway up the schedule. This is the same type of grip that is used in grids, levels, and sections. Pick it, as shown in Figure 11.18. 8. With the schedule split in two, you can see that it will fit onto the sheet quite nicely. With the schedule still selected, notice there is a blue grip at the bottom of the left portion of the schedule, as shown in Figure 11.19. Pick the grip and drag. Notice you can slide the schedule so the length of each side adjusts up and down evenly. 9. Zoom in on the top of the schedule, as shown in Figure 11.20, and select the schedule. 10. Notice you have blue triangle-shaped icons at each cell in the title and the header. Pick the one on the Comments column and drag it to the right. The comments header will now be readable. Chapter 11 • Schedules and Tags 520 FIGURE 11.17 Clicking and dragging the schedule onto the sheet FIGURE 11.18 You can split the schedule into two (or more) sections. Creating Schedules 521 FIGURE 11.19 You can make further adjustments to the schedule by picking the round blue grip. FIGURE 11.20 Pick the triangle grip to give the Comments field some more room. We can make two more adjustments to the schedule after you place it onto a sheet. This involves rotating and joining the two columns back together again. 1. Select the schedule (if it is not already open). Notice that on the Modify | Schedule Graphics tab, there is a Rotation On Sheet menu on the Options bar, as shown near the upper left of Figure 11.21. You do not need to change the rotation—just note that it is there. 2. Also notice the blue move grips, as shown in Figure 11.21, located in the middle of the two schedule columns. If you pick one and drag the column back over the top of the other, they will automatically join back together (see Figure 11.21). 3. Save the model. O When you have a schedule split like this, any adjustment you make to a col- umn will be reflected in the other half of the schedule. You do not have to make the same adjust- ment twice to the Comments column. Chapter 11 • Schedules and Tags 522 FIGURE 11.21 You can rotate the schedule on the sheet, and you can also join the columns back together if you need to. Just to nail down the concept, let’s create a window schedule now. If you like, go ahead on your own and make one. You can then compare it to the one in the book when you have finished to see if you got it right. If you would rather go step by step, that’s fine too! Just follow along: 1. On the View tab, click the Schedules ➢ Schedule/Quantities button. 2. In the next dialog, select Windows and click OK. 3. In the Schedule Properties dialog, add the following fields (see Figure 11.22): Type Mark  Type  Width  Height  Sill Height  Level  Creating Schedules 523 FIGURE 11.22 Adding fields to the schedule 4. Go to the Sorting/Grouping tab, as shown in Figure 11.23. 5. Sort by Type Mark. 6. Add a Footer, with Title, Count, And Totals selected. 7. Choose Level from the Then By drop-down list. 8. Check the Grand Totals option. 9. Select Title, Count, And Totals. 10. Check the Itemize Every Instance option (see Figure 11.23). 11. Click OK to get to the schedule and to see the results. FIGURE 11.23 Specifying the settings for your window schedule . schedule. Notice that door number 100B has a WD finish. 8. Save the model. In the interest of not getting carried away with the mundane process of filling out the entire schedule, note that. adding a schedule to a sheet is a topic for another chapter (Chapter 14), the process is so easy, we are going to go ahead and do it right now. Not to let the cat out of the bag or anything,. schedule fits, this is literally the easiest thing to do in Revit. 1. In the Project Browser, find DOOR SCHEDULE. 2. Click it, but do not double-click it. You want to pick it and hold down the left