v3 Generator

The v3 Generator may not generate nodes in the same order if the sortOrder of the objects varies. The sort order in java may change for a lot of reasons:
Your fundamental assertion is correct. However "inputs" can be interpreted fairly broadly:
- Sort order has changed based on the JVM (one of the 1.4 versions did wonky things)
- Sort order can change when you generate with new RIM vocabulary and formal naming input files
- Sort order can change when you manipulate a Visio file, as changing the z-order of shapes within the diagram can affect class names, which in turn affects sort order. Adding or removing classes can do the same.
- Changes to the tools, reflecting updated methodology or fixes to bugs can also change names and thus sort order

However, if all of those variables remain constant, the sort order will remain the same from generation to generation. Hope that answers your question (Lloyd MacKenzie)