Spotlight improvements to Numbering instruments

[Sebastiaan 74]

I would like to propose the following improvements to numbering instruments:

 

- The number instruments settings window should have the ability to save and recal setting made in it. 

 

For instance saving a setting for DMX numbering. And saving a setting for Circuit numbering. 

 

- The ability to link the auto increment setting of two fields in de number instrument window. 

 

For instance when assigning multi cable channels to instruments. I set the circuit name to start at ‘A’ and the circuit number to start at ‘1’. When numbering the circuit name will not increment until the circuit number has reached it’s set maximum, for instance 6. So when I reach A-6, I would automatically continue at B-1. And so on. 

 

-Also when manually nummering instruments, each number should appear directly after each click. Right now all the numbers do not appear until you click on an empty piece of the drawing. This should be instant.

 

- And it would also be great to have the ability to adjust which fields are 'eligible' for use in the Number Instruments tool - i.e. it would be nice to be able to use it to directly label Purpose fields in order, without having to dump the labels into another field and then do a find/modify...

 

Edited March 11, 2018 by Sebastiaan

[Wesley Burrows 100]

I was just expressing my wish for this to my colleague the other day.    Upvoted.  

[Dan Hoffman 4]

A functionality along the lines of 'saved sets' for number instruments? That'd be great! 

 

And it would also be great to have the ability to adjust which fields are 'eligible' for use in the Number Instruments tool - i.e. it would be nice to be able to use it to directly label Purpose fields in order, without having to dump the labels into another field and then do a find/modify...

[Sebastiaan 74]

Also when manually nummering instruments, each number should appear directly after each click. Right now all the numbers do not appear until you click on an empty piece of the drawing. This should be instant. 

[Sebastiaan 74]

10 hours ago, Dan Hoffman said:

A functionality along the lines of 'saved sets' for number instruments? That'd be great! 

 

And it would also be great to have the ability to adjust which fields are 'eligible' for use in the Number Instruments tool - i.e. it would be nice to be able to use it to directly label Purpose fields in order, without having to dump the labels into another field and then do a find/modify...

I Added your request to the opening post. Let’s make this threat the giant Number instrument request topic!    

 

I invite all to add their two cent to this topic and Inwill add them to the OP. 

[Tom M. 1]

definitely go for this one :The number instruments settings window should have the ability to save and recal setting made in it. 

[Sebastiaan 74]

6 hours ago, Tom M. said:

definitely go for this one :The number instruments settings window should have the ability to save and recal setting made in it. 

Thanks Tom. Don’t forget to upvote the request. The upvote button is above the opening post. :-) 

[Sebastiaan 74]

Shameless up to put my request back in the Spotlight ;-) 

[Sebastiaan 74]

@Sebastiaan

I am alteady anticipating a release of VW 2019 and am wondering and hoping for some of my requests to be fullfilled? 

 

A saved sets and dropdown for numbering instruments would make my life more complete. And would it take a lot of coding for the vwx team? 

[Sebastiaan 74]

Upping this one one more time before vwx19 release. Please give us easier instrument numbering! 

[Stephen Sorenson 0]

I'd be so happy if I could start a new multi at B1 without reopening the number instruments window.

[Sebastiaan 74]

5 hours ago, Stephen Sorenson said:

I'd be so happy if I could start a new multi at B1 without reopening the number instruments window.

Hi Stephen, thanx! please upvote the request by clicking on the little arrow up. Above the 12. The arrow will become green and the 12 will become a 13 🙂 

[MStout 0]

Sebastiaan this would be a great addition. 

[Sebastiaan 74]

@Jim Wilson

Just looked at the clip about the new Spotlight Numbering tool in VW 2019 and at the first glance I think I ow the development team a sincere thank you! 

 

Was just wondering from the looks of it if we can still number multiple fields at once? 

 

Can’t wait to be hands on tonight! 

[PVA - Jim 2,389]

1 minute ago, Sebastiaan said:

Was just wondering from the looks of it if we can still number multiple fields at once? 

 

Yes! However, I think in the feature video I only did a single field at a time. 

[Sebastiaan 74]

4 minutes ago, Jim Wilson said:

Yes! However, I think in the feature video I only did a single field at a time. 

Exactly this made me wonder. Thank you so much. Big quality improvement for me!!