Component number

Various modules in the Architecture family

You can use the Component Number tool to give a unique component number to architectural elements.

To assign a unique component number to architectural elements

1. Click Component Number (How).
   

   Activate Component Number in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   Rooms, Surfaces, Stories

   Stairs

   Frame Construction: Rafters, Roof Beams, Posts

   • Configuration: Architecture Architecture Edit flyout
   • Configuration: Landscaping/Urban Planning Modifications flyout
2. Using the Component Number Context toolbar, you can specify the starting number (From). With Max, numbering automatically starts with the next highest number.
3. If you want, you can now change the text parameters on the Component Number Context toolbar.
4. Click the element(s) to be numbered.
5. Click the right mouse button to confirm your entries.
6. You can still enter or modify the current component number by clicking Comp# on the context toolbar. Clicking the arrow symbols takes you to the next highest or next lowest available number.
7. Click in the workspace to position the label; use the tools in the input options.
   

   In the input options click

   • Horiz
     to place the label so that it is horizontal.
   • Vertic
     to place the label so that it is vertical.
   • Angle
     to place the label at an angle.
   • Auto (not with Component Number)
     to place the label so that it automatically reflects the geometry of the selected component (important for window labels with label styles).
   • Resize (not with Component Number)
     to change the size of the label. Enter a factor in the dialog line.
   • Skip (not with Component Number)
     lets you skip the current element.
   • Go (not with Elevation Point)
     to automatically assign labels to all the selected elements. The start point for the text is positioned in the element’s centroid or, in the case of stairs, at the bottom.