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davehaigh13-Aquamarine
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November 1, 2013
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sheets numbers and reordering

  • November 1, 2013
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I moved sheet 4 between sheets 1 & 2.
I expected them to all renumber.

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It says it's sheet 2, but on the tab it still says Sheet 4.

What's up with that?

David Haigh
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    BrianKrieger10-Marble
    10-Marble
    November 1, 2013
    Without being one of the line programmers, as I understand it, the name on the tab is just a name. Kind of like in Excel, when you work with vba, the same tab would be referenced Sheets("Sheet4") or Sheets(2) (i.e. it's the index number).

    BK
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    davehaigh13-AquamarineAuthor
    13-Aquamarine
    November 1, 2013
    PTC says that's intended functionality. They inteded it to work like Excel.

    Thing is, I can see nameing tabs in Excel. I have never ever had a desire to name a sheet on a drawing. It's just confusing to have the tab named wrong once you've moved it.

    I suppose I could just rename the sheets per what's detailed on that sheet. But that just seems like extra work.

    Call me a ludite if you like.
    Document - CS16081
    Document Details
    Title

    While moving a drawing sheet tab, the sheet numbers on the tabs do not update to match the sheet new location in Creo Elements/Pro

    Description

    * While moving a drawing sheet tab, the sheet numbers on the tabs do not update to match the sheet new location in Creo Elements/Pro.
    * Drawing sheet tab names do not update when reordered.

    Applies To

    * Creo Elements/Pro 5.0

    Cause

    * Working as per Creo Elements/Pro product specifications

    Resolution

    * Reported to R&D as SPR 2038146 (HIGH).
    * R&D confirmed that this functionality is working as per product specifications.



    David Haigh
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    JamesKasson1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    November 1, 2013
    I'm with you. When I first saw the new tab system I got pretty excited. Then I moved a tab and my excitement faded...it seemed like a missed opportunity considering how we actually use the sheet numbers.

    Regards,
    James
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    mpeterson1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    November 1, 2013
    Yea don't you love it. And that makes excellent sense because the functionality of CAD software is SO MUCH LIKE a spread sheet. SMH

    Mark A. Peterson
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    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    November 1, 2013
    I read this one as

    ...Then I moved a tab and excrement...

    No really, I did and it is. PTC was soooo close to a good thing, but it turned out just plain wrong.

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    23-Emerald III
    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    November 1, 2013
    Typical PTC half-baked implementation of a great enhancement.

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    TimMcLellan12-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    November 1, 2013
    It would have been nice to be able to name the sheet:
    &sheet_number <mysheetname>
    Tim McLellan
    Mobius Innovation and Development, Inc.
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    Lohbauer1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    November 1, 2013
    There are two Creo parametric Product Ideas in the PTC Community page that are relevant to this:

    a. Pass Sheet Number of Drawing View back to Model of Same Name

    b. Drawing Table Parameters to create a Table-of-Contents for multi-sheet drawings

    There are a total 15 votes for both combined.
    Bob

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    ptc-19327451-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    November 1, 2013
    What would have also been helpful was to have 'non-printing' pages as sheets in the drawing file. Say like a first page that had information useful to the designer/drafter, or the revision history, etc... Oh, well.


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