Copying layout tabs

[Oilymo]

Whenever I create a new layout by copying an existing one ACA always inserts before the copied tab. Is there a system variable that places it after the copied tab?

Thanks

Ben

[KathyMoffa]

Select "move to end" and check Create Copy in the Move or Copy dialog box that pops up after you right click the layout tab and select Move or Copy.

[Oilymo]

Thanks for the prompt response.

Yes I knew about this however I specifically wanted to insert the copied tab after not before.

[KathyMoffa]

You can also just drag them to the desired location afterwards. I guess what you are looking for is a way to insert them automatically into a specific location, i.e., one other than immediately before or at the very end. I don't know how to do that.

[Anonymous]

wrote
> Yes I knew about this however I specifically
> wanted to insert the copied tab after not before.

Are you saying that checking "create a copy" and selecting "move to end"
doesn't put the copy at the end for you?

[Oilymo]

No the copy and place at end does work and so does the drag and drop to the desired location however my typical work-flow means that I start with an A1 tab that forms the elevated drawings and floor plans and then create a copy (or copies) that become the section and detail drawings. The reason I do not want to place it at the end is that I also have A3 and A4 tabs (in landscape and portrait) and although the drag and drop does work it would make my life a lot easier if the copied tab appeared after not before.

Ben

[Anonymous]

wrote
> I do not want to place it at the end

Am I missing something? I can place a copied layout anywhere I want it by
selecting the appropriate item under "before layout" in the "move or copy"
dialog.

[Oilymo]

No that works just fine. What I'm saying (and have been saying) is that when I right click, select create a copy it creates it before the tab being copied. Is there a way of making it insert it after the copied tab. I might have 8 tabs within a file and wish to copy tab no 3. I know I can drag and drop however I always want the new tab to be after not before the copied one.

Ben

[newwavedd]

Right-click on the tab you wish to copy and select 'move or copy'
Check the 'Create a copy' box
In the window listing all of the layouts, select the layout that you wish the copy to inserted in front of (in your case, if you already have tabs A1, A3, and A4, you would select A3 in this window in order to have it insert between A1 and A3)
Select 'ok'

This should do what you want.

[Anonymous]

wrote
> Is there a way of making it insert it after the copied tab.

As I said in another post, I can place a copied layout anywhere I want it by
selecting the appropriate item under "before layout" in the "move or copy"
dialog. Is this not working for you?

[Oilymo]

Joe,

You're quite right. I've been using the software for the last seven years and just noticed the "before layout".

Sorry for any time wasting.

Regards

Ben

[Anonymous]

wrote
> I've been using the software for the last seven
> years and just noticed the "before layout".
> Sorry for any time wasting.

No worries. Glad you got what you needed. Now if they would just let us name
a new layout during the copy process...

[Oilymo]

Now there's a thought....

[Anonymous]

Ben,

There is another option besides the right-click method. Press the CTRL
button and pick on the tab that you desire to copy. Hold the button down
for a couple seconds and you are now making a copy of that tab and you can
drag it anywhere you desire. When you start to move the cursor you will see
a little paper icon with a + on it showing that it is a copy. As you drag
it, you will see a little arrow above the tabs showing where the new tab
will be placed. This is a nice one-step method to create a copy and place
wherever you want it.

You can also move any tab simply by picking the tab and moving it wherever
you desire.

This process pretty much does away with having to use the Move or Copy
dialog box for the tabs.

I hope that helps you.

Doug
www.dougbowersconsulting.com
blog: http://aectechtalk.wordpress.com


"Oilymo" wrote in message news:6342188@discussion.autodesk.com...
Whenever I create a new layout by copying an existing one ACA always inserts
before the copied tab. Is there a system variable that places it after the
copied tab?

Thanks

Ben

[RodCarroll]

This is a great technique.  It makes it easy to place the layout and it also eliminates having to click "CREATE A COPY".