How do I create a reference maker that increments.

[MeTheMachine]

I have a drawing of a 3 million sq ft building, with numerous columns that I need to label. 

 

You can see what I have going on in the uploaded image.   J3, K3, L3, etc.  

 

Is there a tool/object I can put at a column and say "A" and "1" and then increment?  Similar to numbering instruments in spotlight?

 

So far I've been duplicating and editing each one.  Is there a simpler way?

 

 

 

 

 

[markdd]

Have you tried the number stamp tool? It’s a legacy tool and you will probably need to load it into your workspace. Looks like it’s just what you need.

[MeTheMachine]

Thank you very much!

 

 

[RGyori]

Which begs the questions why such a simple but useful tool is a "legacy tool". 

[markdd]

If you are going to do this kind of work a lot then there is also another solution that will act like the automatic numbering in Spotlight. You will need to install this plug-in by Josh Benghiat. It's an automatic numbering tool. What you can then do is create a symbol with a data record attached according to your needs and then run the tool on the selection of the symbols. It works really well.