How can I abbreviate my note descriptions in my total
quantities drawing?
Keep two versions of CONSTNOT.TXT.
Save the normal version of CONSTNOT.TXT as
CONSTNOTORIG.TXT (or some other name). Then save it again
as CONSTNOTTOTL.TXT (or some other name). Edit
CONSTNOTTOTL.TXT to abbreviate the descriptions for
tallying.
Make a note at the top of each of the two files
identifying which file it is ("This is
CONSTNOTORIG.TXT"). Then when you want to run NOTES
on a single sheet, first save CONSTNOTORIG.TXT as
CONSTNOT.TXT. When you want to run a quantity take-off, first
save CONSTNOTTOTL.TXT as CONSTNOT.TXT.