Numbering Files On Import

Question

When I import files, using an Aperture counter, it seems I only have two options.
Pickup numbering where it left off, or reset back to 1.
Is that true?
I'd like to be able to add images to an existing Project using the same name and pick up where the numbering left off. Can Aperture do that for me? Or do I have to manually go into the naming preset and force the starting number manually?

Answer 1

You have to set the counter manually by changing the value in the Preset. 
The behavior of the "Index", "Sequence", and "Counter" file naming variables seems to differ depending on whether or not you are importing into the last-used Project or not.  A good way to see this is to set up a File Naming Preset something like:
Index-{Index #}_Sequence-{Sequence #}_Counter-{Counter}
and try it on four or five files repeatedly.
You might consider other file naming conventions.  Here is what I use.