topic Consistent naming conventions in Fusion Support Forum

Consistent naming conventions

terry_fusion — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:44:02 GMT

I've found that even though I name a body, the name I give it doesn't port across to the flat pattern?

Fusion just gives the flat pattern a generic designation, such as Body1?

What gives?

This seems like a pretty basic requirement.

Re: Consistent naming conventions

jeff_strater — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:55:51 GMT

I was not able to reproduce this. When I created a flat pattern, it brought the body name along from the folded part:

Re: Consistent naming conventions

terry_fusion — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:01:45 GMT

It's never worked in mine like that.

Re: Consistent naming conventions

jeff_strater — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 23:21:45 GMT

I was unable to play that video - it appears to be corrupt, or at least will not play on my computer. Can you share this model here?

Re: Consistent naming conventions

terry_fusion — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:49:03 GMT

Sorry I wasn't able to reproduce your error here? I clicked the link and the embedded player played

Re: Consistent naming conventions

jhackney1972 — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:16:07 GMT

You issue is caused because you are naming your Sheet Metal Body AFTER you have created the flat pattern. Name you sheet metal body then either create your flat pattern, or if you already have one, delete it and create it again.

Re: Consistent naming conventions

terry_fusion — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:14:54 GMT

Ok,

Understood, but why should that matter?

I should be able to change and alter any name at any step in the creation
process and expectedly it should update to every instance of that part? I
see this as a bug.

Re: Consistent naming conventions

jeff_strater — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:11:39 GMT

the flat pattern is a different body from the folded model. Once created, it has an independent existence. While I understand your request, if Fusion did that (forced the two bodies to have the same name), then you would be prevented from naming them something different. And others would probably consider that a bug.

Re: Consistent naming conventions

terry_fusion — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:57:13 GMT

Color me confused, then.

You say it can't have the same name, and yet it does as long as it's named at a specific point in the design stage.

So it really comes down to not wanting to make an effort to make it work both ways.

Got it.

Consider it closed, then.

Re: Consistent naming conventions

jeff_strater — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:21:30 GMT

sorry, that is not what I intended to convey. They CAN have the same name, but their names are maintained separately. So, when you first create the flat pattern, it WILL have the same name as the folded body. But, from that point on, they are different objects, and so CAN have different names - nothing is tying those two body names together after creation.