Autodesk Fabrication: Best Practice #13
Use “Match by Name only” in Database Settings
Do you have issues with duplicate entries in your Fabrication Database? These could be proxy entries…those followed by text enclosed within {brackets}. Or they could be identical..if someone made the proxy item permanent,
This can be caused by using the Strict matching setting in your database setting. It’s recommended to use Match by Name only.
When you use Strict naming, when you open drawings or MAJ files, the database settings within those files are compared to those in your configuration. If the data is deemed relevant and it varies, even something as small as a number 3 decimals vs. 4 decimals can add another entry into your configuration.
When using Match by Name only, as long as the name (and group) matches, the entry is considered the same and you don’t end up with duplicate entries.