1. the old way
all folios are identified with continuous numbering (1, 2, 3, 4...).
In this case, folios are numbered with "folio id".
"folio id" is the variable that takes the entries 1, 2, 3, 4...
This variable is AUTOMATICALLY managed and filled by QET. The user can only change the order of the folios but NOT their numbering.

2. the new way
the user would like to number the folio the way he wants.
For example : 10, 20, 30, 40... or A, B, C, D... or Paul, Chantal, Robert, Gertrude... or I, II, III, IV, V...
In this case, the USER has to fill this information in the "folio properties" dialog in the field "folio".
The information "folio number that is typed manually by the user" is named "folio label".

So... if you CHECK the box "Use labels of folio instead of their Id" the table of content of your project (project tree) will look like that:
A - title of the first folio
B - title of the second folio
C - title of the third folio
etc...

or

I - title of the first folio
II - title of the second folio
III - title of the third folio
etc...

if you UNCHECK the box "Use labels of folio instead of their Id" the table of content of your project (project tree) will ALWAYS look like that:
1 - title of the first folio
2 - title of the second folio
3 - title of the third folio
etc...

As I already wrote, these fonctionalities are not totaly achieved (don't forget you're working with the devel version).
They're working but the interactions with the user are not so intuitive.

The default template must be updated.

I did not understand what that description meant.
wonder if it can be improved...
"Don't expand variables of folio Id"  ?

I have removed "%id(%total)" from folio properties and yes it is gone from parts list.
To get numbering in the "Folio:" field in the template, i replaced "%folio" with "%folio-id(%folio-total)" and i get nice numbering there.

Maybe the default template should better be like that?

ok, everything is working fine ;-)

Open the "folio properties" dialog of a folio, go to the field "folio :" and type the number (or anything) you want.
Then go to the main menu --> Settings --> configure QElectroTech --> General
then CHECK the box "use labels of folios instead of their ID" so that you can see the folio number you typed by hand in the project tree (dock "Projects").

then make some new testing with exporting to a csv file.

https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewtopi … 5334#p5334

And :

When I do that i get no numbers at all neither in project list nor folio title block ! ?

I could not find a way to invalidate an entered bug?

not a bug, only something that is not already completely achieved.
To solve the problem:
go to main menu --> Settings --> configure QElectroTech --> New project
then go to the tab "folio" and delete "%id(%total)" in the field "folio :" (under the field "file :") .
But this solve only the problem for new folios you will create.
For existing folios, you have to delete "%id(%total)" in folio properties one by one (or open the *.qet file with a xml editor and use the "search and replace" function).

In the nomenclature (parts list) you can:
EITHER use the column "N° of folio" in the csv file
OR use the column "Label folio" in the csv file

for your information:
"N° of folio" is automaticaly generated by QET if you want CONTINUOUS NUMBERED folios (1, 2, 3...)
"Label folio" receives the entry of the field "folio" of the widget "folio properties" (in this case, you can type by hand the number of the folio or anything you want to identify your folios).

I know... this is a litle bit confusing at the moment but I'm sure it will become easier in the next months (weeks?!?).

@ Opus
this is not a database! Only "something like" a database :-)
The big advantage of possibility 2 is that you have all article data embedded in your symbols.
Drawbacks: you need the LibreOffice macro and it has some restrictions unless you can modify the code of the macro by yourself to shape it fine for your needs.

Ah, parts list - nice
I tried it, but the column "Label folio" only contain "%id(%total)" for every item; it do not resolve the values.  Bug?
(version: trunk, svn 4733)
EDIT: Entered https://qelectrotech.org/bugtracker/view.php?id=92 /EDIT

BTW, is it possible to generate a netlist?

YESSS!!! It would be really nice to have some PID symbols.
I can create a new symbol category for those new symbols (next to "electric", "logic, "pneumatic"...).

With QET you can configure the folio (page) with really big dimensions and this is a big advantage to draw some PID diagrams which are almost always drawn on a single huge page.

yes it works.
there are 2 possibilities:

1.
type your article data in the fields of the "selection properties" :

and then go to the main menu "project" --> "export a nomenclature"

2.
or follow this tutorial if you want something more like a database :
parts list edition

http://ezza.free.fr/drainback/symboles.pdf

http://ezza.free.fr/drainback/solaire_et_T.pdf

Hello,
Is it possible to design PID with qelectrotech ?
With a bill of materials ?
If yes, i could try to design and provide some PID symbols (ISO 10628).