Numbering prefix change

[ivan.medvedHU363]

Hi, I have completed my model and all drawings and when I did numbering I added manually prefix on all assemblies (on numbering tab at line format under assembly I added that mark)... so now my assembly mark is like this L3-B1.... as I have said all my drawings are finished but I should now change prefix (L3-)... is there a way to do it and to just update drawings because mark is changed....

I tried numbering but it wont change assembly marks if I just change prefix... and I also can not do it manually for each assembly because when I enter properties on naming this mark is unchangeable....

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: Nimbering prefix change]

[j.hamelin]

You should take a look into the Management tools to change the prefix you want. Then Update default and renumber again. Be aware that you must select the right Model Role in each parts in the model itself.

[joseph_hermogenes_042016]

Have you tried using the Model Browser to change the Assembly Prefix number?

Go to Home/Project/Model Browser.

Tick Edit Properties.

Click top column named Assembly prefix to group all similar prefix.

Select prefix group you want to changed and edit similar to the snapshot below.

Have you tried using the Model Browser to change the Assembly Prefix number?

Go to Home/Project/Model Browser.

Tick Edit Properties.

Click top column named Assembly prefix to group all similar prefix.

Select prefix group you want to changed and edit similar to the snapshot below.

Regards,

Joseph

[handjonathan]

Hi @ivan.medvedHU363 

Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   Have the solutions suggested by @j.hamelin @joseph_hermogenes_042016  helped with your issue?
 
We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community! 

[johnjmbennett · Accepted solution]

Hi, 
Because you have placed a manual prefix element into the numbering format string under the numbering page,  this value is fixed when the numbering process was run the first time,  it is transposed into the name properties of the various parts and assemblies in the model.      In turn this is then transferred into the drawing created from the model,  but not only into the file name, the drawing name but also into the drawing elements for the part  title and object labelling.  

if you just wish to rename the file, you can do that one at a time via the Document manager,  if you which to change all the file names that you need a 3rd part tool to make this mass change. 

the correct method would be to affect the change back at the numbering dialog changing the manual text entry at the format line and then renumber the model,   but for this to have any affect you will need to remove the existing part and assembly numbers using the ungroup identical part command on the output ribbon under the part marks panel, if the manual prefix is assigned to both parts and assemblies, then both need to be ungrouped, using the toggle for single part/main parts found above this ungroup command in the same panel. 

if you do this it will result in an update to all the drawings created in the document manager,  which can lead to some manually changes in drawing being removed if the dimension are not applied using the preference for manual snap option, or  there are a some management tool defaults that need setting to avoid the view moving if they have been manually arranged. 

but if you make any change even if using a token from the format list, this will impact the part numbering and trigger and update to the drawing, because it is not just the drawing number that changed, it was the element contained within the drawing.

Can't think there is an easy way out of this TBH.