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    How to tell what object is newer then another?

    I'm finding people keep accidentally adding our floor slab into a group that repeats on every floor. when I find this I remove it from the group, so then there are multiple floors on top of each other. is there anyway to determine which is the original so I don't loose tags when I delete the copies?
    Scott D. Brown, AIA | Senior Project Manager | Beck Group
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    Its not super precise, but i THINK the lower element ID is older...
    Aaron "selfish AND petulant" Maller |P A R A L L A X T E A M | Practice Technology Implementation
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      #3
      that was my first thought too. What I realized I could do also was go to a view that had the floors tagged and delete one, if the tag disappeared, then that was the wrong floor
      Scott D. Brown, AIA | Senior Project Manager | Beck Group

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        #4
        In case you run into that situation again...

        If it's possible, I try to edit the element within the group first (to make it obvious - offset 4' from level, for example), close the group, then re-edit the group and remove the problem object. Now you can filter for objects that match what you just changed.
        Chris Ellersick

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          #5
          Originally posted by Twiceroadsfool View Post
          Its not super precise, but i THINK the lower element ID is older...
          I think element IDs are a little more "random" than that.
          Jeff Hanson
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          Autodesk, Revit - User Experience

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            #6
            Agreed, as a general concept. Maybe its just that (the few times ive paid attention) ive never seen creating a new object thats a copy of an old one, generate a lower Element ID.

            But i could be wrong. Wouldnt be the first time. =)
            Aaron "selfish AND petulant" Maller |P A R A L L A X T E A M | Practice Technology Implementation
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              #7
              Originally posted by cellersick View Post
              In case you run into that situation again...

              If it's possible, I try to edit the element within the group first (to make it obvious - offset 4' from level, for example), close the group, then re-edit the group and remove the problem object. Now you can filter for objects that match what you just changed.
              Great idea!!!
              Scott D. Brown, AIA | Senior Project Manager | Beck Group

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