Automator Sorting Help

I'm trying to automate a particular function using Automator. I am hoping to take the entire contents of one folder and sort them to seperate folders of no more then 500MB each in total size. Each folder can be generically named as it is generated, but that max total size of the folder is what's important. In looking at the selection list within Automator, I can't seem to figure out how to make this particular sort happen?
Any help with this would be super appreciative.
Thanks again.

j. patrick wrote:
I cannot get the subject line part to work. I drag the variable to the subject line and it adds a whole new process undernieth.
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