Sort Dialog Box (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

Use this dialog box to sort data in the hole chart by one or more columns, in ascending or descending order.

Sorting Style

Enables you to a predefined sort criteria and a matching hole label.

Use Sorting Styles

Enables sorting style functionality. When you enable sorting styles, you cannot modify hole label formulas.

 

Name

Select a sorting style by name. If you select Standard default order, the system assigns and manages hole labels automatically. If you select User item order, and the drafting standard is CSN, DIN, GB, or ISO, the hole label is the value in the User Item cell. You can change the value of the User Item cell manually and, with the CSN, DIN, GB, and ISO standards, set up user-defined hole labels. For all other standards, the user item has no impact on the hole label.

 

Label Formula

Displays the formula used to derive hole labels.

Sorting Criteria

Enables you to select the sort criteria and order.

 

Sort Key

Displays a drop-down list enabling you to select from the available sort parameters (columns). Key rows are sorted in the order presented in the dialog box.

 

Sort Order

Displays a drop-down list enabling you to select between the ascending and descending order.

Delete button

Deletes the currently selected row in the list.

New button

Adds a new row to the list.

Move up button

Moves the selected row one level up, increasing its significance in the sort order.

Move down button

Moves the selected row one level down, reducing its significance in the sort order.

Apply to all multiple hole charts

Applies changes to all hole charts in the multiple hole chart list in the Hole Charts dialog box. If you clear this option, changes affect only the hole chart selected in the multiple hole chart list.