Change default Viewport naming to put Sheet number first

[Christiaan]

When creating viewports the default naming convention is:

• viewport number / sheet number

 

We would rather it followed this convention:

• sheet number - viewport number - drawing title

 

Reasons:

1. We'd rather the sheet number was first so that when we're sorting viewports in the nav palette they're grouped by sheet.
2. The forward slash is not a good practice because some systems don't deal well with forward slashes in file names.

 

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[markdd]

A preferences setting similar to the File Export Options in the Publish Dialogue box would be a really good addition.

[Christiaan]

It's incredible that somebody made the decision to name Viewports in this way. But it's equally incredible that it continues to behaves this way. 

 

Surely changing the default behaviour to put the sheet number first is the modification of a couple of lines of code? At least do this until a better, more dynamic solution is found.

[Tom W.]

I would so love to be able to set up my VP naming convention once as per @markdd's suggestion then forget about it + have it happen automatically thereafter. I am so inured to naming all my VPs manually that I'd completely forgotten there could be a much easier + better way.

[Christiaan]

Linking to this too:

 

[Christiaan]

And this one: