topic Re: Keeping door numbers in order in Collaboration with other software

Keeping door numbers in order

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:55:55 GMT

Hi! Does anybody know how to keep door numbering in sequential order so when adding or deleting new doors, the numbering system remains in sequence?
Thanks

Re: Keeping door numbers in order

TomWaltz — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:19:04 GMT

Sounds like a great wishlist item.... door numbering can be made sequential when placing them, but it will not detect duplicates or allow you to insert doors into the list later on.

Re: Keeping door numbers in order

__archiben — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:02:02 GMT

TomWaltz wrote:
Sounds like a great wishlist item.... door numbering can be made sequential when placing them, but it will not detect duplicates or allow you to insert doors into the list later on.

but you can retrospectively re-assign door and window IDs in order using the 'ID Manager...'

select the doors/windows/elements that you want to modify the ID number of in the order that you want to number them and apply your ID method with 'ID Manager'. alternatively, 'Select All' doors/window/elements that you want to ID and apply your ID setting with the 'ID Manager' and it'll consecutively number them in the order that they were created ensuring that you have no duplicates . . .

HTH
~/archiben

Re: Keeping door numbers in order

__archiben — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:06:02 GMT

giuseppe wrote:
Hi! Does anybody know how to keep door numbering in sequential order so when adding or deleting new doors, the numbering system remains in sequence?
Thanks

cadimage's wall framing tool uses an object called 'truck drop-off point' from which all frames are referenced either in a clockwise movement or nearest to farthest. it doesn't allow for the addition of new frames however. is this the kind of thing you have in mind?

~/archiben

Re: Keeping door numbers in order

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:31:14 GMT

I've found the interactive ID manager extremely useful. after most of the detailing is done you can select all the doors/windows/elements and assign newID in a sequence. and with the interactive ID manager you can also use lots of filters including zones, door width etc.

Re: Keeping door numbers in order

Karl Ottenstein — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:50:22 GMT

~/archiben wrote:
select the doors/windows/elements that you want to modify the ID number of in the order that you want to number them and apply your ID method with 'ID Manager'. alternatively, 'Select All' doors/window/elements that you want to ID and apply your ID setting with the 'ID Manager' and it'll consecutively number them in the order that they were created ensuring that you have no duplicates . . .

HTH
~/archiben

And, for those who want all similar doors/windows to have the same ID, the Element ID Manager (EIDM) also lets you specify the grouping criteria (e.g., width, height, type) and will both group and assign ID's in descending order. (I have no idea why we do not have the ability to automatically re-assign ID's in ascending order...which is what I prefer.)

Cheers,
Karl