Attach sequenced numbers to components?
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I am trying to find a way to sequentially number the components in my model so they can be exported as a list to a spreadsheet. They are kitchen cabinets in a kitchen design model which I number and describe on an order form.
I have just looked at TIG's Component Reporter which, among other things, gives the instances and sizes of the components in spreadsheet form.(Thanks TIG
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Now what I need is to give each instance a number, the sequence of which I can control, so it will appear in the exported info and on the component in the model. I can then use it to sort the components in the spreadsheet. Is this possible? -
Half sorted. I can make all the instances unique and then number them using the entity info box. That gives me my filter to sort them in the spreadsheet. So now what I want to do is to use that number as a label on the instance in the model,i.e. 3D text next to or on the instance. This would enable me to produce a floor plan of the kitchen with number on or next to the cabinets.
Any ideas?
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Check the text tool it reports what you have named the component.
BTW if you have some that are the same the definition name can stay the same. -
Well there's a feature I didn't know about. And it does the trick. By giving each instance its own number in the entity info 'name' box and adding a text label to the instance. About as automated as it gets given that I want control over the numbering order.
Thanks
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There is a plugin to add sequential text - it could be made to number components instead.
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Nifty, thanks Jim. Do you mean the script could be adapted to link the numbers to the component? That would be beyond me at the moment.
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