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Notes Master

One master general-notes MText per discipline (a heading line such as GENERAL NOTES identifies the blocks; a tag marks the master). Compare counts the lines each sheet's copy differs by - nothing changed. Push writes the master's text into every copy and reports the sheets that still differ. A CSV per run under VDC Reports.

Command VDCNOTESMASTER · VDC Plans tab › Sheet Tools panel
One master general-notes MText per discipline (a heading line such as GENERAL NOTES identifies the blocks; a tag marks the master). Compare counts the lines each sheet's copy differs by - nothing changed. Push writes the master's text into every copy and reports the sheets that still differ. A CSV per run under VDC Reports.
Master GENERAL NOTES (left) → compared line by line with every sheet's copy (right), then pushed MASTER (tagged), model space GENERAL NOTES 1. Contractor shall verify ... 2. All work per the specifications. 3. Call 811 before digging. 4. Notify the engineer of conflicts. 5. Restore disturbed areas. edited once; Set master tags it C-3 GENERAL NOTES 1-5matches C-4 GENERAL NOTES 1-4 (no note 5)1 line missing - pushed C-5 note 3 reads "Call before digging"1 extra, 1 missing - pushed C-6 an extra note 6 added by hand1 extra - pushed
The tagged master   Sheet copies (same heading)   Lines that differ (LCS line diff)

What it does

  • Notes block: an MText whose first line matches the heading pattern (*NOTES*); the heading is the discipline, so GENERAL, GRADING and UTILITY NOTES each have their own master.
  • Set master: pick the MText; tagged (XData), one master per discipline.
  • Compare: per sheet, the lines added and missing against the master (longest common subsequence, so an inserted note counts once). Nothing changes.
  • Push: every differing copy takes the master's contents; width, style and position stay; the sheets that still differ are named.

Reports and safety

  • A CSV per run under VDC Reports (discipline, space, handle, role, diff lines, extra, missing, status) with the draft notice.
  • A discipline with no master or with two is reported, never pushed. A Push with nothing to change writes nothing.
  • Settings under %APPDATA%\VDC\NotesMaster\ (override VDC_NOTESMASTER_SETTINGS). Plain AutoCAD: ships in both bundles.

Dialog

Notes Master dialog
Notes Master - VDCNOTESMASTER

When to use it

  • Before a submittal: find the sheets whose general notes no longer match.
  • A note changed: edit the master once, Push, done.
  • Several note disciplines (general, grading, utility) each with their own master.

How to run it

  1. Run VDCNOTESMASTER, click Set master and pick the MText that is the master (its first line is the heading, e.g. GENERAL NOTES).
  2. Run again and Compare: read the per-sheet line counts (and the CSV).
  3. Push: every copy takes the master's text; the summary names the sheets pushed and any that still differ.

Options

  • Heading pattern: *NOTES* by default; add others separated by commas (*NOTES*, LEGEND).
  • Layouts to include: blank = all; a pattern such as C-* limits the sheets compared and pushed.
  • Include model space: the master or copies may sit there.

Watch out for

  • Push copies the master's MText contents as is - formatting codes included - so the copy's column width does the wrapping; a narrower copy wraps differently but reads the same.
  • A discipline with two tagged masters is reported, not pushed: Set master once more to settle it.
  • An MText whose first line is not a heading is not a notes block; the pattern decides.

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