Kevin McAllister Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I often duplicate sheets as a starting point to work from. Today I noticed that when you duplicate a sheet, any drawing labels on the new sheet have stepped up to the next available number. Does anyone else think this is odd? For example on the sheet I'm going to duplicate, there are drawing numbers 1 and 2. When I duplicate the sheet, the drawing number on the new sheet are both 3. It would be much more useful if they stayed 1 and 2 since the drawings on each sheet are numbered in relationship to the sheet, not to each other. Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment
Benson Shaw Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Yes, I think it's very odd. No logic to it from end user point of view. I could sort of understand the new numbers changing to 3 and 4. But both 3? VWX puts up a dialog if I try to number a new VP with same number as existing VP on same sheet. - And that dialog? "do you want to change the number of the existing drawing?" Well, no. What up with that??? If I created a number conflict with the new thing, I want a chance to renumber the new one, not change the old one! end of rant -B 1 Quote Link to comment
Kizza Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Weird. I can't replicate this on 2012 Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) VWX puts up a dialog if I try to number a new VP with same number as existing VP on same sheet. - And that dialog? "do you want to change the number of the existing drawing?" Well, no. What up with that??? If I created a number conflict with the new thing, I want a chance to renumber the new one, not change the old one! end of rant I hate that dialog. I wish that there was a preference to number across then down or down then across as defaults. As I drag things around, VW should renumber, shouldn't it :-) This numbering anomaly from duplicating sheets is new. I duplicate sheets constantly and don't remember it being an issue before. KM Edited August 17, 2016 by Kevin McAllister Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 The more I deal with the original issue - drawings renumbering when you duplicate a sheet - the more I feel this is a bug. Jim, is the WAD? Or a bug? Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment
rDesign Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I've been noticing this as well. Only one SLVP on the original sheet numbered 1, duplicate the Sheet and the SLVP on the duplicated Sheet is now numbered 3. Smells like a bug to me. Quote Link to comment
RickR Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Likely an internal process issue. 1. Make new sheet 2. Duplicate objects on original sheet, that increments labels 3. Move to new sheet Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Likely an internal process issue. 1. Make new sheet 2. Duplicate objects on original sheet, that increments labels 3. Move to new sheet I don't want the labels to change. They should stay the same if you're duplicating a sheet (otherwise its not actually a duplicate). I want each sheet to start with drawing 1. Kevin Quote Link to comment
RickR Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Exactly, the incrementing is sneaking in during the process because the programmers never thought to (or can't) prevent it. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I think the problem is that there can't be the same "name" more than one time. Same as finder will add a " copy" or number to the file name when duplicating. Or other Software adds any kind of postfix to any objects. Quote Link to comment
RickR Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I think the problem is that there can't be the same "name" more than one time. Same as finder will add a " copy" or number to the file name when duplicating. Or other Software adds any kind of postfix to any objects. Except that Labels can use the same number, if on different sheets. There should be a #1 on each sheet. The Name of each viewport updates as you describe. I just did a test and got an even Kevins result. A sheet with 3 viewports, duplicated with viewport names incremented as expected "Batten Splice - 7" that was 6. But the labels which were 1, 2, 3 are all now 4, an illegal but not fatal condition. This is a couple of bugs all at once. And a wish for a "renumber" tool. Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Kevin McAllister Posted October 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2018 This problem with drawing numbers changing when duplicating sheets persists more than two years and two versions later (now VW2019). Its a big waste of time to have to renumber the drawings on a duplicated sheet. Its not clear to me why this regressed. I wonder if it will ever get fixed. Kevin 5 Quote Link to comment
Daniel Dickman Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 This is still an issue in V2022. Any workarounds yet? Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 Still seems to happen in VW2023 unfortunately. Kevin 2 Quote Link to comment
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