No easy way out... you need to change the way you work and go back &
rename and replace the files.
In projects, Inventor will find the first "Part1" and stop looking.
KTietje wrote:
> I think I'm missing something major when it comes to combining
> assemblies from multiple projects.
>
> I've created a workstation in one project which contains an extruded
> beam which I've left named "Part1.ipt" for example.
> In another project I have another "Part1.ipt" beam, which is entirely
> different.
>
> I would now like to create a layout project (assembly), and bring
> together these various workstations. How can I overcome the conflict of
> multiple Part1.ipt? I don't want to rename every instance using Design
> Assistant, at least not until I'm finished with the design...
>