Hi Ken,
I’m currently set up for automatic. However, I have experimented with Select setting. That does allow me to control what is and isnt in the legend, but it has no effect on the numbering. If I alter, add, or delete a cabinet, the numbering changes in what seems to be an arbitrary fashion. Hence, my question. If I could predict (or control) the numbering rules, then I could be better prepared for the results of my changes.
Just now, I changed my display settings to “Select”, drug an existing kitchen into a new file, so the revised settings would apply.
This kitchen contains 20 cabinets, number 1-36 (skips for non selected items).
I selected a cabinet (number 8) and deleted it. All cabinets after #8 decreased in number by 2. Placing the same cabinet, in the same place, restored all cabinets to their original number. _However_ replacing it with a different cabinet of the same dimensions, increased the subsequent cabinets only by 1.
New experiment: adding a new cabinet, on the east wall of the kitchen numbers itself #20, and all subsequent cabinets are increased in count by 1. Adding the same cabinet to the west wall, it numbers itself #11, all subsequent cabinets increase by 1.
Adding roll out trays to cabinet #10 increased all subsequent cabinets by 1.
So, to wrap this up, there are clearly rules in play, but they are likely too complex for us designers to learn. It’s not first added to last added, not right or left to right, not clockwise or counter, not ascending or descending spiral, etc. It seems to be counting add-ons, and it seems to assign numbers with some regard to room placement.
I really just wish that we could have control over them. That would make our lives much easier.
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