Automatic Text Numbering — GstarCAD 2027
Automatic Text Numbering
User Guide > Express tool > Text tools > Automatic Text Numbering
The TCOUNT command is used to add sequential numbering to text objects. The numbering can appear as a prefix, suffix or replacement text. After selecting one or multiple texts, you can set the text sorting method, the starting number and increment of text sorting and generated numbers placement mode.
Operation steps:
1.Start the command.
2.Select TEXT, MTEXT or ATTDEF objects:
3.Sort selected objects by [X/Y/Select-order]
X: Places numbers by increasing the x-coordinate value of the selected text.
Y: Places numbers by decreasing the y-coordinate value of the selected text.
Select-order: Places numbers according to the order in which the text was selected.
After specifying the method of order, the following prompts will be displayed in the command line:
4.Specify starting number and increment (Start increment) \<1,1>: Enter the starting number and increment, separated by a comma, or press ENTER
Note: Negative increments (decrements) are supported. Precede decrements with a minus sign.
5.Specify the placement of numbers in text [Overwrite/Prefix/Suffix/Find\&replace..] \< Prefix>:, Enter an option or press ENTER
Overwrite: Replaces selected text strings with numbers
Prefix: Adds the number as a prefix to text
Suffix: Adds the number as a suffix to text
Find\&replace: Replaces a user specified text string with a number.