Thanks Pat.
I imagine I don't do a save after the first part is renamed, but wait
until all associated files have the part renamed? Or does it matter?
Aaron
Patrick Berry wrote:
> I thought this was impossible to do as well till someone in this group
> showed me the light. The first thing is to select ANY one of the assemblies
> containing the part. Expand the list and highlight the part itself. Rename
> the part and leave it highlighted. Next, use the lower search to look for
> any linked .idw, .iam, and .ipn files connected to the part. In the Action
> column under each associated file select UPDATE. This will change the name
> of the part in all the other assemblies, drawings and presentations it's
> used in.
>
> To me, it seems that the way this should be done is to open design assistant
> on the part first, change the name, and then have it automatically update
> the name change to all associated files. I wonder if Adesk has a reason why
> it's not done this way.
>
> Pat
>
> "Aaron R. Friedman"
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>
>>What is the correct procedure for renaming a part that occurs in more
>>than one assembly? If I bring the part up in DA, I can a "Find Files" to
>>see where the part is used, but RMB on "action" won't let me "rename"
>>
>>
>>Aaron R. Friedman
>>ARF Designs
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