Continuous numbering

[chrisr]

In "Drawing Express" when you copy a number or a letter you get an option whether to copy as an increment. So if you copy the number one, the copy turns to two and so on. Does AutoCAD have this option?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Please note I've *moved* this thread from the Local User Groups (http://forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37) Forum to this one as I feel this particular Forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

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[BrenBren]

In "Drawing Express" when you copy a number or a letter you get an option whether to copy as an increment. So if you copy the number one, the copy turns to two and so on. Does AutoCAD have this option?
Not exactly, but under the express tools, there is an automatic text numbering function. It is Express-->text-->Automatic Text Numbering

[jmcshane]

Hi,
Microstation had the same little beauty, and I was quite impressed with it
so I wrote this little expression. (excuse the code as I'm self taught).
As I work with manholes etc. this routine will ask you firstly for a prefix ie. MH
then you just start off with whatever number you want and it will add one
on to it every time.
If you don't want a prefix just hit return.
you just have to be careful, as it is set up for when your text height is set to 0.


Hope they are all keeping well in Ballina.

[chrisr]

Hi,
Thanks for that jcmshane, will give it a blast.

[chrisr]

Hi,
Tried this one, couldn't get it to work. Enter the prefix, then the number. Thats as far as it goes. All I got was MH1, then I had to start again. If I don't add the prefix, just enter the number, it asks you for your next point and so on. But no number appears, instead the word text appears.
Am I doing something wrong.

[chrisr]

Not exactly, but under the express tools, there is an automatic text numbering function. It is Express-->text-->Automatic Text Numbering
Are we still referring to Drawing Express or AutoCAD. Because I don't have this command on my Express tools (AutoCAD).

[jmcshane]

Whooops my mistake. ( not having a good week)

If you have your text height in the Text Style dialog box set to 0, then you will need to make this line
(command "text" ip "" fi) look like this (command "text" ip "" "" fi) and this line
(command "text" np "" te) look like this (command "text" np "" "" te)


The original one i sent you is used when the text style height is set to a particul height.

Apologies, and I hope it works this time

[BrenBren]

Are we still referring to Drawing Express or AutoCAD. Because I don't have this command on my Express tools (AutoCAD).
What version of AutoCAD are you on? It is certainly there in 2006, it was there in 2005, can't be sure about anything before that

[CADKitty]

What version of AutoCAD are you on? It is certainly there in 2006, it was there in 2005, can't be sure about anything before that
It's there in 2004 (yes, I went and checked), but not sure about 2002 or earlier.

[Adam R.]

Where is this located in 2005?? I haven't been able to find it.

[jaberwok]

Where is this located in 2005?? I haven't been able to find it.

Express\Text\Automatic text numbering.

But have the Expresss Tools been installed? They were not installed by default in versions prior to A2006. The Express menu is usually between the Modify and Window pull-downs.