Incremental Numbering Suite

[Lee Mac]

Thanks Elmoleaf, I'm glad you like the program.

 

Upon reading your comments, I think you would be better off with a different program entirely, as I wrote this program to focus on creating incremental text - the replacement option just being a bonus.

 

Lee

[elmoleaf]

You're right.....except I haven't found one as versatile as yours in dealing with attributed blocks. Most can only deal with incrementing by numbers, or incrementing letters, or they seem to want a specific pre-named block only.

I'm still looking though and also trying increase my programming skills. Thanks again.

[Lee Mac]

You can turn the 'dynamicity' of the program off, which might make it easier, by unticking the box in the top left.

[irneb]

Lee This is a great piece of code. I wish I saw it before I created mine ... see the AutoIncr on the Caddons site. I like the smoothness of yours, and those alignment features.

 

What is missing though is modifying already numbered sets of entities. E.g. I very often get a situation where the numbering needs to be modified for the entire set, or a number needs to be inserted somewhere in the middle. That's the biggest reason behind my AutoIncr - I can edit a set of already incremented DText, MText, MLeader / Attribs - changing the settings, rearranging, removing, inserting and appending.

 

I think it might become a truly impressive suite if the best of both could be combined. Would you be willing to work with me on this?

[irneb]

Lee This is a great piece of code. I wish I saw it before I created mine ... see the attached. AutoIncr.LSP

 

I like the smoothness of yours, and those alignment features.

 

What is missing though is modifying already numbered sets of entities. E.g. I very often get a situation where the numbering needs to be modified for the entire set, or a number needs to be inserted somewhere in the middle. That's the biggest reason behind my AutoIncr - I can edit a set of already incremented DText, MText, MLeader / Attribs - changing the settings, rearranging, removing, inserting and appending.

 

I think it might become a truly impressive suite if the best of both could be combined. Would you be willing to work with me on this?

[Lee Mac]

Hi Irneb,

 

Thanks for your compliments, I'm glad you like my program. It does have a replace mode, but I didn't focus on this element of the program too heavily and it can only be used for single entity selection.

 

I shall see if I can find some time to work on it in the future.

 

Lee

[Lucas Lim]

Just a simple suggestion. it would be best if we could snap a point while inserting the text.

[Lee Mac]

Just a simple suggestion. it would be best if we could snap a point while inserting the text.

 

If you uncheck 'Text Follows Cursor' OSnap will become available, but you will lose the 'dynamic-ness' of it

[laijumalias]

God Work, tested and working great my suggestions are: How about Changing existing texts which are already in the drawings with new numbers sequentially of course we will click on each of the texts as it progress, it will help to rectify any mistakes you made initially done. Also what about considering auto create a list of numbers with a particular distance between them like generating array horizontally one row or vertically one row etc.. for a defined number of occurrence like starting the number with B10 and increment with 2 and place 5 texts in horizontal at a distance of 20mm between numbers. I feel that it will add more value to the program.

[Lee Mac]

Glad you like the program

 

For changing existing text, try Irneb's AutoIncr program above, (post #185)

 

For arrays of text, search in the Application Archive for Automatic Numbering (probably needs a rewrite by now...)

 

Lee

[NH3man!]

Hey Lee works great! Thanks, I was wondering if there is an option that with stack the three sets of MTEXT. I think I have read the whole post and didn't see this talked about. If not no problem I was trying to save some space.

 

Thanks again for all your hard work!

[Lee Mac]

Thanks NH3man

 

I was wondering if there is an option that with stack the three sets of MTEXT

 

I'm not sure what you mean NH3man, could you elaborate please?

[NH3man!]

D 2

DCW

001

 

Something like this. Instead of prefix suffix.

[Lee Mac]

It could be done, but it would take quite a bit of modification

[NH3man!]

I don't want to do that then. Just sent you a PM.

[Lee Mac]

Thanks, returned

[benjamincillo]

Hi Lee

 

thanks, I'm new here and my first comment is for you

 

thanks for this useful tool, I'm totally new by using external files or LISP routines in autocad

 

My question/suggestion is:

 

Maybe it already exist but....

 

- Can you make your tool insert a BLOCK (a car for example) and autonumber it?

- Maybe adding an Auto-Update selected text could be nice: Select a set of numbers (text) replace a number, and auto-update the other ones.

 

 

 

Sorry if sounds like a newbie..

cheers

[Lee Mac]

Hi Benjamincillo,

 

Firstly, Welcome to CADTutor and I'm glad you like my program

 

As it stands, my program does not offer the ability to insert a block and increment an attribute within such a block - that's not to say it couldn't be incorporated with adequate modification, although I am not planning on investing much more time with this program for the time being.

 

My program can increment existing block attributes however, using the 'replace' mode.

 

Lee

[benjamincillo]

Thanks for fast reply Lee

 

Just one more question

There is posibility of adding an offset to insertion point? instead to middle point?

[Lee Mac]

There is posibility of adding an offset to insertion point? instead to middle point?

 

I used the middle-center justification, as this performs best with the Curve Aligned mode, and border options