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Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:19:09 GMT

How can I rename multiple solids in my ipt so when I go to make components and an assembly file my output file are not labeled solid 1 solid2 etc

@kadscad,

marius.gildehaus has edited your subject line for clarity
Original: rename multiple parts in ipt files broswer

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

jhackney1972 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:19:59 GMT

In you part containing the Solids, right click on one at a time, select Properties from the context menu. Then in the Body Properties dialog, add any name you desire.

When you are looking for commands in Inventor, generally right click on the object and you will see all the possible commands to modify it with.

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:20:03 GMT

you can do this in the browsers. How do you rename them all at the same time

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

jhackney1972 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:20:07 GMT

As I said in my answer before, it is one at a time. You can select more than one at time and change the Appearance. You also, one at a time, lazy double left click in the browser and rename it there just as you can do any feature.

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

PaulMunford — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:20:11 GMT

There is no way to batch re-name that I know of. You could look for an iLogic rule to help?

On option that you do have is to change the prefix 'solid'. Look for the setting in:

Tools > document settings - from memory it's in the 'Model' tab...

I hope that helps

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

leowarren34 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:20:15 GMT

To be fair that would be a very handy tool to batch rename entities and parts so you dont have to do it one at a time, Ill post that idea.

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:20:18 GMT

I think I found a plugin. I'll give you feed back when I tr yit

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

leowarren34 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:25:19 GMT

Oooo...

This is interesting, I'm excited as I hate with a passion manually renaming things.

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:25:22 GMT

Here it is friends, why isn't this tool included. I tried it and it works.

Rename Body

file:///C:/ProgramData/Autodesk/ApplicationPlugins/3DQuickToolsLimited_RenameBody.bundle/Contents/Documentation/RenameBody.htm

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:25:24 GMT

One thing, after you have created components and open the new ipt files that are in the assembly the solid body is named solid1. I don't think that's an issue.

Do you guys any issue with that?

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

leowarren34 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:25:27 GMT

It's easier to rename a solid then all it's components....

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

Xun.Zhang — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:25:29 GMT

Hello @kadscad,

Here is an example based off of this:

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com/2012/02/ilogic-to-rename-all-solid-bodies.html

That reads from the parts parameters to set the names automatically, without any user input. Attached is a working example also.

'check for custom iProperty and add it if not found
Dim prefix As String = "Prefix"
customPropertySet = ThisDoc.Document.PropertySets.Item _
("Inventor User Defined Properties")

Try
         prop= customPropertySet.Item(prefix)
Catch
      ' Assume error means not found
            customPropertySet.Add("", prefix)
End Try

'define the parameters to use
myParam1 = Width
myParam2 = Thickness

'write the prefix
prefix = myParam1 & "cm x" & myParam2 & "cm" & "_"

'check that this active document is a part file   
Dim partDoc As PartDocument
If ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.DocumentType <> kPartDocumentObject Then
MessageBox.Show ("Please open a part document", "iLogic")
End If

'define the active document
partDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim solid As SurfaceBody
Dim i As Integer

'write input back to custom iProperty
iProperties.Value("Custom", "Prefix") = prefix
i = 1
'rename all solid bodies incrementing suffix
For Each solid In partDoc.ComponentDefinition.SurfaceBodies
solid.Name = prefix + IIf(i < 10, "0" + CStr(i), CStr(i))
i = i + 1
Next

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

marius.gildehaus — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:29:53 GMT

Hello @kadscad!

Is the code from @Xun.Zhang working for you?

If yes, please mark his post as solution so other users can benefit from that.

Thanks!

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:28:20 GMT

@marius.gildehaus wrote:
Hello @kadscad!

Is the code from @Xun.Zhang working for you?

If yes, please mark his post as solution so other users can benefit from that.

Thanks!

I haven't tired it. I post this on the ideas board and I found a plugin and it works. I'll give this a try too

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

PaulMunford — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:16:29 GMT

Geta jon @Xun.Zhang 🙂

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

leowarren34 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:49:28 GMT

What's the plugin you found called?

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 19:34:42 GMT

@leowarren34 wrote:
What's the plugin you found called?

Rename Body

file:///C:/ProgramData/Autodesk/ApplicationPlugins/3DQuickToolsLimited_RenameBody.bundle/Contents/Documentation/RenameBody.htm

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

leowarren34 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 19:45:08 GMT

Thanks, I'll have a look at it.

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

marius.gildehaus — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:20:33 GMT

Hello @kadscad!

Did you test the code @Xun.Zhang provided?

Also could you please mark the posts as solution that helped you with your issue?

Thanks!

Re: Inventor: How to rename multiple solids in a part file

kadscad — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:56:28 GMT

@marius.gildehaus wrote:

Hello @kadscad!

Did you test the code @Xun.Zhang provided?

Also could you please mark the posts as solution that helped you with your issue?

Thanks!

sorry but I haven't yet. I've been a bit swamped. But I promise Ill get to it and let you know. Thanks for checking back in