Incremental Numbering Suite

[tzframpton]

what other little snippets do you have!?

http://lee-mac.com/

[Lee Mac]

mr Lee Mac well done on a fantastic piece of work, im new to all this but this is gonna win me some brownie points, thanks a million!!

what other little snippets do you have!?

 

Thanks paulsm11, enjoy it!

 

StykFacE has pointed you in the right direction

[paulsm11]

Cheers StykFacE. how can i get this to work on lt as i cant get appload to work?

[Lee Mac]

Cheers StykFacE. how can i get this to work on lt as i cant get appload to work?

 

LT cannot run LISP.

[paulsm11]

Is there an alternatice to this program for LT Lee?

[tzframpton]

Not with Lisp, no. But you could always upgrade.

[Lee Mac]

I have updated this program to Version 3.2, the new version can be found on my site here or in the first post of this thread.

 

This version fixes a number of bugs that have been reported since the last version was released, the most prominent relating to the collection of block attribute as reported over at TheSwamp.

 

Enjoy,

 

Lee

[Lee Mac]

Incremental Numbering Suite Version 3.3 released.

 

After much planning, experimentation, redesign and deliberation of ideas for new features, I have finally released the new version of by far my largest, most popular and also most extensively developed program:

 

I present Version 3.3 of my Incremental Numbering Suite.

 

This release includes more changes and is packed with more new features than any other release since the program was first drafted. The Program Description has also been predominantly rewritten to document all of the new program functionality.

 

A number of the more significant changes and new features are detailed below:

 

• I have added the ability to increment multiple sections of the incrementing string: the previous radio button controls which were used to allow the user to decide which section of the string is to be incremented have now been replaced with toggle controls to enable the user to increment any or all sections of the string, alphabetically or numerically simultaneously.
  

 

• I have added the ability to create an array of incrementing Text, MText or Block objects, with the selected object aligned or perpendicular to the array, or with rotation set to an entered arbitrary angle, or an angle picked from the drawing. This is probably the most significant addition to the program operation, providing an additional method for the user to generate the incrementing text in a drawing, with all of the existing formatting options applied. This new functionality is described in more detail on the program page under the section Creating an Array, which also includes several animated examples to demonstrate.
  

 

• Included a set of controls within the Formatting section of the dialog to give the user the ability to control MText Background Mask offset factor and colour. The controls are very similar to my existing Background Mask program, so frequent users of my programs will already be familiar with how to operate this section.
  

 

• Added the ability to specify the block scale as an arbitrary value, a value picked from the drawing, or based on the value of a selected System Variable. In previous versions of the program, a block would always be inserted at 1:1 scale, offering no option to change this scale. This new version not only allows the user to enter or pick any scale value, but the scale can also be directly dependent upon the current settings of a selected System Variable.
  

 

• Provided the user the option to pick the Text Height value from the drawing. This change is to conform with the other edit box input sections of the dialog which require a numerical value, allowing the user to pick a value from the drawing itself.
  

 

• Text & MText Border Offset is now a factor of text height where an offset factor of 1.0 exactly fits the Text or MText object, a factor of 1.5 extends the border by 0.5 times the text height etc. This emulates the behaviour of the newly implemented MText Background Mask, and enables the user to easily create a rectangular border around the background mask by specifying the same offset factor for both. This to me seemed more intuitive.
  

 

• Added the ability to increment the string during placement by pressing the I / i key. This change followed from the 'toggle counter' control (T / t), and allows the user to increment the string independently.
  

 

• As a rather more aesthetic change: I have redesigned 'About' dialog to include appropriate bitmap images and a stylized program title. Following with the aesthetic theme, I have also redesigned all object selection and pick buttons to conform with standard AutoCAD dialog interfaces to make users feel more 'at home' with the program.
  

 

• Finally, where general bug maintenance is concerned: I have fixed a bug causing program to crash if the Object type is set to 'Text' and Text Alignment is set to 'Left', then the Object type is switched to 'MText'.
  

 

• I have also fixed a bug in which the program would check for possible incorrect border parameters when the Object type is set to 'Block' (in which no border may be used).
  

I hope you enjoy using the program half as much as I have enjoyed writing it!

[Dadgad]

No doubt we shall Lee, your expertise and generosity are the things of legend.

Keep up the great work!

[Lee Mac]

No doubt we shall Lee, your expertise and generosity are the things of legend.

Keep up the great work!

 

Thank you Dadgad!

[ketxu]

Omm, Why we don't have 'MThank' buttons or 'Ton of Like' or sth similar ?

[Lee Mac]

Omm, Why we don't have 'MThank' buttons or 'Ton of Like' or sth similar ?

 

Hehe, there is always the 'Donate' button

[ketxu]

It's absolute right. I think any code line is effort, time, money of coders, and worth to pay sth instead of "Thanks". And i will do it as soon as i have my job (now i'm still studying - no income - and try to learn all of code to help others, if i can ^^). So, now, i just can send milion of thanks for what you, all of you teaching me.

(srr for my Google Translate)

[mviall]

Would you happen to have a routine that has incremental numbers inside of a square? For our drawing notes, we have certain drawings in a circle, some in a hexagon, and some in a square. I have routines for the circle and hexagon, but I've had no luck getting a routine to have incremental numbers inside a square. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Lee Mac]

It's absolute right. I think any code line is effort, time, money of coders, and worth to pay sth instead of "Thanks". And i will do it as soon as i have my job (now i'm still studying - no income - and try to learn all of code to help others, if i can ^^). So, now, i just can send milion of thanks for what you, all of you teaching me.

 

I do appreciate your gratitude ketxu, thank you. It may not have translated too well, but my response was more jovial than a request.

[Lee Mac]

Would you happen to have a routine that has incremental numbers inside of a square? For our drawing notes, we have certain drawings in a circle, some in a hexagon, and some in a square. I have routines for the circle and hexagon, but I've had no luck getting a routine to have incremental numbers inside a square. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

Certainly, use my NumInc program with a Polygonal border with 4 sides, and rotate the border ( key) to suit.

[SEANT]

Look at the top of the list, Lee. I think they're calling for you.

 

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/autocad/2012/08/autocad-app-ideas.html

[Lee Mac]

Look at the top of the list, Lee. I think they're calling for you.

 

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/autocad/2012/08/autocad-app-ideas.html

 

Thanks Sean, though I'm not sure if I want to get involved with the Autodesk Exchange store...

[SEANT]

I can understand some reservations, especially given the quality of the outlets you’ve already crafted.

 

The Exchange may be more palatable to developers not likely to take the next step. As we’ve discussed before; setting up the infrastructure to sell/distribute software pushes the limits for those of us doing it mostly as a hobby.

 

Autodesk provides the service; we just need to read the fine print.

[Lee Mac]

Thank you Sean, it seems you have read my mind on the matter -

 

Given that I already offer my applications as freeware on my site, I couldn't then sell the software for a fee in the Autodesk Exchange store, and I see no advantage to distributing my software freely through their store - this would merely be diverting traffic away from my site. Furthermore I should think it would be more difficult to control the code through their store; and that's before you even consider the fine print and legal stuff you probably have to agree to.