IDW file name on save

[Neil_Cross]

When using the default Standard.idw template, if you place a view of a file called for example 'AB1234.ipt' then save the IDW, it defaults the name of the IDW to AB1234.idw.

Someone has goosed up one of our IDW templates, and this no longer happens.  Irrespective of what I change the IDW part number or browser to now, it defaults the save name to Standard.idw.

Anyone have any ideas how to reset this behaviour?

[Cadmanto · Accepted solution]

Neil,

See if this thread helps you.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Automatic-idw-filename/td-p/3755334

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[Neil_Cross]

Thanks a lot m8, the solution at the end of that thread worked a treat.  A bit of a strange solution but it worked.

For the benefit of anyone else stumbling across this thread and like me, isn't keen on being redirected all over the shop, the solution is:

1) Open the template

2) Left click the browser node for the template, and then again slowly afterwards (like renaming a file in Windows Explorer)

3) Press space bar

4) Press return

The browser node should change to the name of your template with the *.idw* extension, confirmation that it has worked.

Thanks agian.

[Cadmanto]

No problem.  Glad to help.

Sometimes you have to jump through the quorky hoops to accomplish what you need to. 

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