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                 Peter Johnson 
                    
                 
                
                United Kingdom 
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                       Posted - 03 Sep 2010 :  10:33:27
                        
                        
                        
                      
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                       You can do that in a pcb, but in a schematic the auto renumber has a different function.  It's intended to close gaps in the sequence of component numbering, not assign them in a particular physical pattern.
  As you're seeing no effect, I presume that there weren't any gaps in any of the component number sequences.
  If you want to number in a particular order, you'll have to manually change the numbers using each component's properties.  It's a bit like playing clock patience as you can't have duplicate numbers, so you may end up changing some to an intermediate placeholder. | 
                     
                    
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