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Done for the next build of DataCAD 23.

Thanks for these Mr. Mark!

Can we get the Edit Symbol Attribute dialog box to be resizable please? Would help to be able to see long paths / database file names.

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Would be super useful if we could select all xrefs coming from the same source so we can quickly apply settings to all of the matching xrefs. Can get real slow CTRL+clicking thru a large mix of xrefs sources.

Would be nice if the Auto Divisions setting could be set 'By Folder' like Symbol Scale can.

I often find myself working between 2-3 sets of folders of symbols for each type of plan sheets. One folder contains our typical keynote, cuts, and other notation symbols, things that apply across most of our sheets, and then usually a sheet specific symbol folder or two like electrical symbols on electrical plans or mechanical symbols on mechanical plans, framing symbols on framing plans etc. I try to locate all of the sheet specific symbols first and then do my keynoting and notation after. Even with trying to plan ahead and trying to organize my symbol folder structures to avoid the need to switch back and forth constantly it seems it's inevitable. If I could have two folders loaded up at once it would dramatically reduce the wait time of loading each folder into the browser each time I have to switch back and forth on each sheet.

Would be handy if when we Identify a symbol attribute with a Database lookup, if the Coords & Hints or the Info toolbar could report the database path\name.

Would be nice to be able to add ALT+NUMBER keystrokes to the DCADWIN.MCR file so we could use ALT+# combos.

Would be handy if the Layer Manager had a 'Copy Layer' button to create a copy of a layer with all of it's contents and would prompt us to name the new layer, populating the prompt with the same name as the original layer so we could change or append the new layer name. The new name prompt should add temp suffix to the name to avoid creating a layer with the same name if a user twitch ENTERS.

I know we can do this with the menu Layer Export / Import function, but would be a nice quality of life addition to just be able to jam thru the layer manager and copy layers as needed without out having to jump in and out of the menus and dialogs and creating temp DLF files.

Just wanted to bump the wish I believe someone had brought up a while back of being able to batch export GTVs to DWGs. Have spent ALL day exporting files and I am only about half way thru and man could I have used being able to export out to DWGs faster.

I don't use GTV's as much as I should, but this would be an AWESOME addition!

Waaaay down on the wishlist, would be nice if the Symbol Bowser's Symbol Manager had some filtering options to include or ignore to help reduce the number of symbols in the list. Some common items that I could see being useful to weed out what you are looking for:

- Only In Drawing
- Size
- Date
- Time
- Case
- Wildcard match

Would be nice if the Lock Angle option was available for text when inserting symbols exploded.

Old wish bump, could Ctrl+Enter close the Edit/Customize Symbol Attributes dialog if a drop down is the current field?

Just wanted to bump the wish I believe someone had brought up a while back of being able to batch export GTVs to DWGs. Have spent ALL day exporting files and I am only about half way thru and man could I have used being able to export out to DWGs faster.

maybe from the print menu an option to save as DWG or PDF
DaveR