topic Layout Renaming Issue in Documentation

Layout Renaming Issue

vfrontiers — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:31:37 GMT

All of a sudden I can't rename my Layout ID's... I type over the ID and it just switches back... The Governing Subset should automatically put this number there, but it doesn't.

I did COPY one subset to make the others, but the settings suggest it should auto number.

I also tried creating a new one and same deal.

I am sure I'm missing something easy.....

Anyone...

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:02:28 GMT

Shouldn't that be set to 'assign ID automatically' in order to pick up the auto numbering from the parent subset above?

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

vfrontiers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:08:24 GMT

Yes it should, but that did not work either... in fact it shows NOTHING in the little box in the dialog yet the subsets all remain named CC01

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:31:56 GMT

The 'CC construction Admin' folder should have a Custom ID of 'CC' with 'use Prefix & ID of upper levels' ticked and an ID style of '01,02,03...' for subfolders to increment correctly.

The 'Stair Hall Glass' folder should have 'Assign ID Automatically' ticked, 'use Prefix & ID of upper levels' ticked, and 'add prefix' as a decimal point, then ID style '1,2,3...'

Seems to work for me?

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

vfrontiers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:36:57 GMT

All of my other subsets are working fine.... I must be running into something out of the ordinary. Files getting big.....

Even changing to MANUAL the ID's will not change from CC01.

It's not a teamwork project either...

I will see if I can create a subset in another file and ORGANIZE it over to this one. Going to be difficult enough keeping up with construction without having to fight archiCAD.

Thanks for you help...

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:49:32 GMT

Mmm, strange! Sorry I couldn't help. Best of luck with finding a solution anyway.

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:27:35 GMT

Duane-

Did you ever find a solution? I seem to have the same issue. Thanks!

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:47:12 GMT

I think I figured out the solution. I had to change the book settings to "use hierarchy".

Re: Layout Renaming Issue

Laura Yanoviak — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:31:10 GMT

vfrontiers wrote:
All of a sudden I can't rename my Layout ID's... I type over the ID and it just switches back... The Governing Subset should automatically put this number there, but it doesn't.

I did COPY one subset to make the others, but the settings suggest it should auto number.

I also tried creating a new one and same deal.

I am sure I'm missing something easy.....

Anyone...

Very similar problem here. Trying to overwrite Layout ID with a Custom value -- the Layout Settings dialog shows the correct Custom ID, but the Layout is not renumbered (neither on the sheet nor in the Navigator). This is a TW file.