Sorting Model Tree containing folders

[leblanc2024]

A nice feature to add would be to be able to sort your model tree alphabetically when your model tree contains folders.

I have tried and always get a failed error message.

Just a wish to add to the list.

Regards,

Ivon

[karthur1]

Would be nice if the command also sorted the items INSIDE the folders too.

[leblanc2024]

I agree with you karthur!

Regards,

Ivon

[phlyx]

This is an old thread but still valid so posting a work around for this.  Alpha sorting only sorts things that are in the root and not in any sub-folders.  Stumbled across this thread when trying to resolve this myself.

SOLUTION:

- Be sure everything in your assembly model tree is in sub-folders.  If things are not going to be in sub-folders in the final version of your assembly, just stick them in to a temporary sub-folder.

- Starting at the top, delete a folder.  This puts everything into the model tree root.

- Do an Alpha Sort and it will sort all those items.

- Select all the items and re-create the original folder.

- Move thru each of the sub-folders doing the same thing

- When you're done you can delete the sub-folder that contains the things you didn't want in sub-folders.

Now you will have all the items in your model tree alpha sorted INCLUDING the ones in the sub-folders.

Tah-dah!  :O)

[leblanc2024]

Hello phlyx, This works but is not very efficient. I'm still hoping that Autodesk will change the sort routine to resolve this issue. Regards, Ivon

[phlyx]

Agree that there are quite a few things that could be made more efficient but at least having a way to do it helps. Sorted a whole machine assembly in less than 10 minutes so that works for us.