I strongly believe in the power of nice drawings, neatly organized tags, consistency, I hate misalignments and “blinking” things in pdf-s. I learned that I could automate these (and other) things with Dynamo, but everyone should be able to do it without learning programming.
Drafter is intended to help you with all things connected with production of drawings so you can make them faster and be prouder of work you do!
For now, there are 180 scripts helping you to work faster and more precise. And this project will grow with time! I already have a list of almost 300 scripts I want to include in it.
All the tools are easy to use and master. I provided the small GIF animation (showing how the script works) to almost all the buttons. Just click the links below (under the video). There are a lot of buttons in each category so it might take some time to load them to your browser.
Using only one of 180+ scripts will significantly improve your work! Also, I made this tool as cheap as possible, so everyone can afford it and save some time!
Link to the Autodesk App Store
Video
Please watch videos in HD.
Short Video
For an introduction to Drafter, please watch the short version below. You can also show it to your boss to convince them to buy this this tool 😉
Detailed Video
For a detailed introduction to Drafter, please watch the longer version below.
Other Help
I am also recommending going to the provided help below. Simply click on the interesting command from the list. I made small animations for you and short descriptions about each of the buttons. Please inform me if something is not clear!
Please give animations some time to download
Licenses for Students
If you are a student who cannot afford to buy the license for Drafter, please contact me and I will get you one! In return please share the knowlage about my tool with you peers and collegues, and write a honest review on Autodesk App Store!
List
1. Title Lines
1.1. Align TL to the point
1.2. Align TL in the X axis
1.3. Align TL in the Y axis
1.4. Set length of selected TL as per PICKED Viewport
1.5. Set length of selected TL with MENU
1.6. Set positions of selected TL as per PICKED Viewport
1.7. Set positions of selected TL with MENU
1.8. Save To MEMORY - TL position and length
1.9. Set TL position and length as in MEMORY - Active sheet
1.10. Set TL position and length as in MEMORY - Selected Viewports
10.11. Set TL position and length as in MEMORY - Selected Sheets
2. Project Browser
2.1. Sheet Number - Add prefix
2.2. Sheet Number - Add suffix
2.3. Sheet Number - To lower case
2.4. Sheet Number - To UPPER CASE
2.5. Sheet Number - To Title Case
2.6. Sheet Number - Find and replace
2.7. Sheet Number - Find and replace (All)
2.8. Names - Add prefix
2.9. Names - Add suffix
2.10. Names - To lower case
2.11. Names - To UPPER CASE
2.12. Names - To Title Case
2.13. Names - Find and Replace
3. Vertical Views
3.1. Top & Base Offset - Active
3.2. Top & Base Offset - Selected Views
3.3. Top & Base Offset - Views on Selected Sheets
3.4. Extend Side - Active
3.5. Extend Side - Selected Views
3.6. Extend Side - Views on Selected Sheets
3.7. Set Top & Base as Picked - Active Sheet
3.8. Set Top & Base as Picked - Selected Views
3.9. Set Top & Base as Picked - Views on Selected Sheets
3.10. Set Top & Base with MENU - Active
3.11. Set Top & Base with MENU - Selected Views
3.12. Set Top & Base with MENU - Views on Selected Sheets
3.13. Save To MEMORY - Top & Base Elevation
3.14. Set Top & Base from MEMORY - Active
3.15. Set Top & Base from MEMORY - Selected Views
3.16. Set Top & Base from MEMORY - Views on Selected Sheets
4. Viewports
4.1. Align selected Viewports (Top)
4.2. Align selected Viewports (Middle Y-Axis)
4.3. Align selected Viewports (Bottom)
4.4. Align selected Viewports (Left)
4.5. Align selected Viewports (Middle X-Axis)
4.6. Align selected Viewports (Right)
4.7. Number by Click
4.8. Add +1 to selected detail numbers
4.9. Subtract 1 from selected detail numbers
4.10. Add prefix to detail numbers of selected viewports
4.11. Add suffix to detail numbers of selected viewports
4.12. Renumber detail from left to right
4.13. Renumber detail from top to bottom
4.14. Order horizontally from the middle of view
4.15. Order horizontally with a chosen gap
4.16. Order up to 4 viewports in two rows with 2 points
5. Sheets
5.1. Numbers - Add +1 to Selected Sheet
5.2. Numbers - Subtract 1 from Selected Sheet
5.3. Reset Title On Sheet - Active Sheet
5.4. Reset Title On Sheet - Selected Sheets
5.5. Reset Title On Sheet - All Sheets
5.6. Fake Scale - Active Sheet
5.7. Fake Scale - Selected Sheets
5.8. Fake Scale - All Sheets
5.9. Generic Annotations - Adjust positions on all sheets
5.10. Generic Annotations - Save position to MEMORY
5.11. Generic Annotations - Load position from MEMORY to Selected
6. Scopeboxes
6.1. Aling plans on the sheets with the same scopebox
7. Title Blocks
7.1. Reset position to default - Selected TB
7.2. Reset position to default - Instances of Selected TB Type
7.3. Reset position to default - All TB
7.4. Rescue! Set position - Instances of Selected TB Type
7.5. Rescue! Set position - All Title Blocks
7.6. TB - Save position to MEMORY
7.7. TB - Load position from MEMORY to Selected
8. Legends
8.1. Position of all instances of selected Legend
8.2. Title line type of all instances of selected Legend
8.3. Title line position & length of all instances of selected Legend
8.4. Make look THE SAME all instances of selected Legends
8.5. Legend - Save position to MEMORY
8.6. Legend - Load position from MEMORY to Selected
9. Schedules
9.1. Position of all instances of selected schedule
9.2. Rotation of all instances of selected schedule
9.3. Schedule - Save position to MEMORY
9.4. Schedule - Load position from MEMORY to Selected
9.5. MATCH 2 Schedules - All Column Widths
9.6. MATCH 2 Schedules - Total width by changing last column
9.7. Column Widths - Adjust with Clicks
9.8. Column Widths - Adjust them with MENU
9.9. Column Widths - Save widths to MEMORY
9.10. Column Widths - Set widths from MEMORY to Selected
9.11. Column Widths - Set all the same with Menu
9.12. Total Width - Adjust it with MENU
9.13. Total Width - Extend/shorten the last column with MENU
9.14. Unhide all columns - Selected Schedules
9.15. Toggle visibility of hidden columns - Selected Schedules
9.16. Toggle visibility of hidden columns - Active
9.17. Reset visibility of hidden columns - Active
9.18. Reset visibility of hidden columns - All
10. Revisions
10.1. Save revision visibility to MEMORY
10.2. Restore revision visibility from MEMORY
10.3. Show all revision clouds and tags
10.4. Delete clouds - Active
10.5. Delete clouds - Selected Views or Sheets
11. Text Notes
11.1. Text Notes to lower case
11.2. Text Notes to Title Case
11.3. Text Notes to UPPER CASE
11.4. Text Notes to UPPER CASE - Active
11.5. Text Notes to UPPER CASE - All
11.6. Delete double spaces - Selected Text Notes
11.7. Delete double spaces - Active
11.8. Delete double spaces - All
11.9. Match width of selected TN to the PICKED
11.10. Set width of selected TN with MENU
12. Text Notes - Position
12.1. Move selected Text Notes to the point
12.2. Move selected Text Notes by 2 points
12.3. Swap position of 2 Text Notes
12.4. Align selected Text Notes in X-Axis
12.5. Align selected Text Notes in Y-Axis
12.6. Alignment - Change and adjust Text Notes (Horizontal)
12.7. Alignment - Change and adjust Text Notes (Vertical)
12.8. Rotation - Make TN Horizontal
12.9. Rotation - Make TN Vertical
12.10. Rotation - Set TN with Menu
12.11. Distances (Y-Axis) between selected Text Notes (Horizontal)
12.12. Distances (X-Axis) between selected Text Notes (Vertical)
12.13. Set average distance (Y-axis) between selected Text Notes (Horizontal)
12.14. Set average distance (X-axis) between selected Text Notes (Vertical)
12.15. Set distance between selected Text Notes with Menu
13. Text Note - Leaders
13.1. Delete Leaders
13.2. Leader Settings
13.3. Make Text Notes leader lines horizontal
13.4. Make Text Notes leader lines vertical
13.5. Move Text Notes so their leader lines go horizontal
13.6. Move Text Notes so their leader lines go vertical
13.7. Make Text Note leader lines go straight without elbow
13.8. Make Text Note leader lines go with 90-degree elbow (Horizontal)
13.9. Make Text Note leader lines go with 90-degree elbow (Vertical)
13.10. Align Text Note leader elbows to point (horizontal)
13.11. Align Text Note leader elbows to point (vertical)
13.12. Save Text Note Leader to Memory
13.13. Set Text Note Leader from MEMORY from Anchor
13.14. Set Text Note Leader from MEMORY from End
14. Tags
14.1. Material Tags - List empty
14.2. Material Tags - Nudge all empty
14.3. Material Tags - Delete all empty
15. Tags - Position
15.1. Move selected Tags to the point
15.2. Move selected Tags to the same place
15.3. Move selected Tags by 2 points
15.4. Swap position of 2 Tags
15.5. Align selected Tags in X-Axis
15.6. Align selected Tags in Y-Axis
15.7. Align selected Tags in X-Axis (Left)
15.8. Align selected Tags in X-Axis (Right)
15.9. Align selected Tags in Y-Axis (Top)
15.10. Align selected Tags in Y-Axis (Bottom)
15.11. Alignment - Change and adjust Tags (Horizontal)
15.12. Alignment - Change and adjust Tags (Vertical)
15.13. Distances (Y-Axis) between selected Tags (Horizontal)
15.14. Distances (X-Axis) between selected Tags (Vertical)
15.15. Average distance (Y-axis) between selected Tags (Horizontal)
15.16. Average distance (X-axis) between selected Tags (Vertical)
15.17. Distance between selected Tags with MENU
16. Tags - Leaders
16.1. Make Tag leader lines horizontal
16.2. Make Tag leader lines vertical
16.3. Move Tags so their leader lines go horizontal
16.4. Move Tags so their leader lines go vertical
16.5. Make tags leader lines go straight without elbow
16.6. Make tags leader lines go with 90-degree elbow (Horizontal)
16.7. Make tags leader lines go with 90-degree elbow (Vertical)
16.8. Align tags leader elbows to point (horizontal TN)
16.9. Align tags leader elbows to point (vertical TN)
17. Dimensions
17.1. Reset value overrides in selected Dimensions
17.2. Reset text position in selected Dimensions
17.3. Find & Replace in all dimensions
17.4. Find Zeros in dimensions
18. Regions
18.1 Convert Masking Region into Filled Region
18.2 Walls to Filled Region
19. Various
20. Family Editor
20.1. Move Text Element to the point
20.2. Draw lines at (0, 0)
20.3. Set width of selected Text Elements with MENU
Trial version
Please don’t hesitate to contact me on linkedin if you think about buying multiple licenses and need to show how the tool works to the directors etc. I will try to help.
Versions
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Version 1 was published at XXXX-XX-XX. Works on Autodesk Revit 2020 - 2024.
Known Problems
The number of tools makes it hard to make sure that all of them work 100% of times. So please don’t try to break them and report problems to me! Together we can save even more time for you!
Problems on To-Do List:
Spatial Elements Tag (room tags, area tags etc) are not supported by Tag tools - WIP
Tags and Text notes - alignment will not work as intended if you rotate the north - I already made it work on non-perpendicular sections and elevations, but still not on plans!
Tags nudging - for 2020 - 2022 - Sorry no nudging for these versions ;) WIP
Tags and Text notes with multiple references - tag tools might not work for them as intended - WIP
Tags and Text notes - copying leader settings from memory might not work on sections and elevations as intended.
Problems not on To-Do List:
Full support for older versions (2020, 2021, a few in 2022) - You are able to download the tool, but some buttons might not work (for example title lines, tags, legends1)
Your support will help improve this app!
This toolset will grow in time! Your support will keep it alive and kicking! Please don’t hesitate to contact me with a feedback or ideas of new features.