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    stefan.stamate
    Posts: 37
    Registered: ‎02-01-2012

    Renaming drawings project-wide

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    08-22-2012 10:10 AM

    Does anybody know if is there an easy way to rename the drawings project-wide? I am looking for an option similar to the one you get when you copy a project and you have the option to find/replace part of the old filenames. Right now I am using an external utility (Panda Batch File Renamer) to rename the drawings and manually change the file names in the wdp file (of course while the project is closed...).

     

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    Re: Renaming drawings project-wide

    08-22-2012 08:25 PM in reply to: stefan.stamate

    The best way to rename all files in a project is to copy the project and use the built-in method you described.  Of course you can rename one file at a time by right-clicking over it in project manager and selecting rename.  Hint: You cannot rename the file if the drawing is open.

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    stefan.stamate
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    Registered: ‎02-01-2012

    Re: Renaming drawings project-wide

    08-23-2012 04:33 AM in reply to: dougmcalexander

    Thanks for the information. I knew that one, I was trying not to create another duplicated project...

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