Hierarchy sheet page ordering

[kittmaster]

When in MS, is there a way to reorder the multipages? I can't seem to drag them up or down in the list. I want to be able to either order alphabetically or where every manually by hand.

What am I missing here?

[lacy]

I have looked at every conceivable way of doing this easily and I can't find one. If it's there, like you, I can't find it. This means manually renaming each page and if there are a  number of pages this could become quite a headache. There should have been a page renumbering/reordering option like there is for components.

If you would happen to find a solution please post it. I will do the same If I would happen to find a answer to this.

[kittmaster]

No way I'm going to move around and start renaming everything via copy and paste, I've seen where the autorenumber and net regeneration get real screwy doing that kind of thing.

I'll assume that this is a "feature" that needs to be added.

hmmmmmmm

NI.....any feedback on this issue?

[lacy]

My idea when it comes to manually renumbering doesn't involve cutting nor pasting. If you want to try this then goto your hierarchy box and right click on the pages and you will see where it says to rename the page. Rename all of then to an unsused page above the last page you have in your design. Once this is done then you can decide which page will be 1, 2 3 and so on. Then rename then back into the orignal number scheme. It is not perfect as sometimes the pages will not go in numerical order. For example in the hierarchy list, you might have page 2 then page 1, but the circuts have swapped page numbers.

This is the only method that will work and maintain the integrity of your original circut, but like I said it can get confusing and be a real nightmare if your design is spread across 10, 15 or more pages. You can give it a try and see how it will works for you. You may be able to work with it and get it working better for you.

[kittmaster]

I tried a new design, added 3 pages

they start as 1, 2, and 3.....fine

Renamed:

1aaaaaaaaaa
2bbbbbbbbbb
3cccccccccc

then I rename the 1aaaaaaaaaa > 3aaaaaaaa and 3cccccccc > 1ccccccccc

nothing moved or changed position.

So I guess that didn't work.....is that what you meant?

[lacy]

Yes, you did it correctly. I took a look at this again and even though the names change in the hierarchy view the actual page numbers did not change according to the title block. So apparaently re-naming them does not change the page numbers like I thought. Sorry about that.

At this point I do not see a way of re-numbering the pages and have that reflected in the title block. Nor do I see a way of re-ordering them in the Hierarchy View.

I gave it my best shot, but it seems that this option was overlooked when it comes to multi-page.