Equipment Summary Tool bugged? Spotlight 2024

[LiteDoctor]

The Equipment Summary Tool (which replaced the Instrument Summary tool) appears to be bugged in Spotlight 2024.

 

When I create a new Summary, the "Column Width" defaults to over 2' long, the Name Width is 2", and the text appears to the left of (and covering) the Instrument Symbols. No amount of adjusting the widths or spacing will correct the appearance of the table. I've included a couple of screenshots to help illustrate the problem.

 

I also included my Test file. The Test was created with 2024, but I have also seen the issue in files created with 2023. Fortunately, objects created with the older Instrument Summary tool do not seem to be affected.

 

I never had these issues with the Instrument Summary tool in 2023.

Autoplot Test File.vwx

[jcogdell]

If this is happening on sheet layers then its a known bug that is currently being worked on.
There is a work around, insert the sumaary key on a design layer and then use a viewport to add it to your sheet layer.
 

[Peter Smith]

I am having this problem in sheet and design layers. I will send a test file this week

[Peter Smith]

test file 240129.vwx

This is clearly a bug. I have always wished for a better GUI for Symbol Key formatting, but never thought it could get hardedr to do.

 

I am on a MacBook Pro (Apple M1 Max) running Sonoma 14.2.1

 

 

Edited January 29 by Peter Smith

[Peter Smith]

Bump

This is still a major problem. The default values for the Equipment summary are quite incorrect and very cumbersome to edit. 

 

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[techecc]

I figured I would chime in here as of March 2024 that this behavior is still present as of 2024 Update 4.