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Change Part Autonumbering Increment

Written by Laura Berwick

This article covers the following topics:

  • Change Increment for a Single Part

  • Change Increment for a Range of Parts

Change Increment for a Single Part

  1. Expand the Parts Panel in the left-hand sidebar of the Drawing Tool.
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  2. Locate the autonumbered part you wish to set a different numbering increment for.
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  3. Click the part number to bring up the Change Part Number menu.
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  4. Select the desired numbering increment. A preview of the updated part number is displayed.
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    ​Autonumbered parts can now be numbered by 1s, by 2s, by 4s, by 5s, or by 10s.
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  5. The numbering increment for that part will be changed and will be maintained as parts are reordered.
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    ​Note that this increment setting will also be applied to new parts you create by typing Enter after the part name for this part.
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Change Increment for a Range of Parts

  1. Expand the Parts Panel in the left-hand sidebar of the Drawing Tool.
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  2. Select the autonumbered parts you wish to set a different numbering increment for.
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  3. Click the Select Increment option in the multi-part operations menu available from the icon at the top of the Parts Panel.
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  4. Select the desired increment option.
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  5. The numbering increment will be changed for the selected parts and will be maintained as parts are reordered.
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