renaming parts and assembly

[hellomoto]

I have an assembly with a ton of parts. need to rename them all and the drawing. I searched the help files and this forum but didn't find much regarding how to do a mass-rename. It's not as simple as adding a suffix to all the names.

My process is currently opening each part and renaming them. Is there a way to rename a list of parts in one window, or without opening each part?

Also, any tips on the option setting: rename_drawings_with_object. What does this really do?

Thx

wildfire 3.0 M130

 

[c_thompson_68]

Here are some other MCAD links on the topic

Copy parts & Drawings: [url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37 076&KW=save+as[/url]

How to rename a total assembly: [url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37 466&KW=copy+save[/url]


Regards,

Chris Thompson
www.appianwaytech.com

 

[ReinhardN]

You could "save a copy" of your top assembly to another name. The following dialog will give you the opportunity to change or keep component names.
If the option rename_drawings_with_objects is set to both, drawings will be copied too provided they have the same name as the components.

 

[hellomoto]

will save a copy allow me to keep the link to the drawing? I usually rename everything (including the drawing) in session then do a backup or save. I'll try the save a copy and play with it. thx for the responses.

 

[ReinhardN]

it will generate a new drawing for the new component/assembly

 

[arroyopr]

it will generate a new drawing for the new component/assembly

That'll work, but the assy DWG. will be blank after the cover and bom sheet's meaning thatthepart dwg. will be blank, so you just have remove that and add overlay.That's if you have individuals part's dwg's. to add to the master dwg packet.

 

[ReinhardN]

@arroyopr
I dont understand that.
It works if each component has its own drawing with the same name
Top level assy and drawing and new components and their drawings will be created.
BOM in repeat region on drawing is correct
(just verified)

 

[arroyopr]

Do you use remove fmt and add overlay method? Or you just add sheets.

 

[ReinhardN]

One drawing for the assembly and one for each component. Each drawing is a file of its own.
I suspect you mean to have one assembly drawing which contains component drawings as following sheets. That is not a good practice and I dont know what will happen then. Imagine you want to reuse components in other projects.

 

[design-engine]

Back in 1992 at Bell Northern Research we had a batch utility that worked in Unix to rename parts.Worked wonderfully.Took a little while .. like 15 seconds.Your process was to print out the directory names.Mark off the list as you renamed a part. The batch would rename the pointers in the respective drawing and assembly.

Have not seen a utility like that since windoz bullied into the way in 1994 or so.

 

[arroyopr]

One drawing for the assembly and one for each component. Each drawing is a file of its own.
I suspect you mean to have one assembly drawing which contains component drawings as following sheets. That is not a good practice and I dont know what will happen then. Imagine you want to reuse components in other projects.

Reusing components in others projects has nothing to do with copying and renaming parts and generating dwg's with that copy. Disregard my post we're not in the same page. I have been doing this for more than 15 years. I think, I know what is a good practice and what's not. Plus like I said before there's many ways to skin a cat. That doesn't mean you are doing it wrong.