Duplicate Labels in Haestad

There is a query under Network Navigator to find Duplicate labels.

View > Network Navigator > Input > Duplicate Labels

If you are worried about duplication, you can also rely on ID's instead of labels as a way to find things. There are no duplicate ID's.

Thanks, Tom. I am aware of the query and other tools to find the duplicates. I'd like a way to make sure that there are no duplicates in the first place. For example, after I place a new pipe, I need to make sure that the new pipe does not have a duplicate label. I wish the software would ensure that the duplicate label was not assigned in the first place.

I use ID's for some elements, but for others I need a way to customize the ID. As far as I know, there is no way to do that.?

Please consider adding the option of refusing duplicate labels. This is a common issue that I have had in WaterCAD, StormCAD, SewerCAD and today in CivilStorm.

If you are getting labels automatically generated, go to Tools > Options > Labeling and set up the next label so that it can't duplicate what you already have for labels. You can use Prefix, Suffix or Next value to accomplish this.

I'm not sure what your suggestion has to do with duplicate labels.? Even if I go to Tools > Options > Labeling every time I place a new element, the new label could still be a duplicate. Also, labels are always automatically generated, correct?

Here's some screenshots showing why your suggestion does not help this issue:

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What you need to do is be creative in your prefix and suffix selection. In your example, set the prefix to Junc and suffix to added and next to 1003 and the next elements will be Junc-1003Added and Junc-10004Added.

You don't need to do all three things but you see how can ensure that you don't have duplicates.