Topic: ( C3D ) Name Template

[Mark]

In the "Name Template" dialog under "Name:" you have

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Point - (<[Next Counter(CP)]>)
what does the CP stand for?

[Mark]

BTW, this is what *cough* "Help" has.

Use this dialog box to specify the object name when you create an object.

This name is displayed in Toolspace, and you can edit the name by changing the object properties.

Name Formatting Template
Property Fields List Displays the object properties that you can use as part of the name format.
 
Insert Click to add the specified property to the name. The property is inserted where the cursor is placed in the Name field.
 
Name Specifies the name format, which can include specified properties and text.
 
 
Incremental Number Format
Number Style List Specifies the number format for the specified property field.
 
Starting Number Specifies the starting number for the specified property field.
 
Increment Value Specifies the number that is added to each value to get the next value for the specified property field.
 
 

[Dinosaur]

It appears to have some connection to a function in visual basic.  I am not sure what the CP stands for but it returns the next incremental number for a particular type of object as the numerical part of the object name if you allow C3D to automate the naming scheme.  This is a very non-descriptive convention that makes a drawing quite difficult to navigate through and I have found it easiest to just over ride it with a descriptive name when creating the group or object.  NOTE This turns off the sequential numbering and makes the last name used as the new default name so you MUST specify a new name for each new object.

[Mark]

Thanks for the info Dino. Chaulk up another one for C3D team!!

/rant
the lack of good documentation is killing this product. We all know that LDT is going bye-bye so we try our best to learn C3D. Yet the docs are absolutely worthless.

[Dinosaur]

You are welcome, Mark

I will call  your rant and raise you this:

The marketing and support groups for Autodesk are making the situation even worse.  Buyers of this product are being sold on projected productivity numbers not taking into account the huge amount of overhead and training needed to get it into full time production.  After the purchase and the grim reality sets in, support jumps in with their multi-tiered support packages and training schemes that always stop short of giving the customer the ability to solve future problems on his own (however, the next level package might just do that if you want to sign up today . . . )

[mjfarrell]

If you follow the <PENCIL> Edit Name Template button
The name displays as follows:

Alignment - (<[Next Counter(CP)]>)

The (CP) is the Counter Properties as defined by the Incremental Number Format  settings
These settings are:

Number Style List Specifies the number format for the specified property field.
 
Starting Number Specifies the starting number for the specified property field.
 
Increment Value Specifies the number that is added to each value to get the next value for the specified property field.
 

[Mark]

Thank you Mr. Farrell, makes sense.