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Definitely. Assigning names to Face, Edge, & Vertex objects in all the parts that will be going into your configuration type assemblies is a pretty effective and useful process that many have been using for years now, when your plan includes mating those types of entities together within the assembly, rather than WorkPlane, WorkAxis, & WorkPoint type geometry. But letting the 'capture current state' tool assign the names may not be the best way to do it. That is great for quick, simple stuff, but in larger, more complex assemblies, you will want to put in the 'preparation' efforts ahead of time. Currently, only the part environment has a user interface tool for assigning names (right-click face, select 'Assign Name' from the right-click menu), but there are also other tools for similar functionality within the context of assemblies. Sometimes you may not want to 'edit' the existing model files, or the model files may be ReadOnly (for one reason or another), so assigning names within the parts may not be an option. There are add-ins that can help with the assembly side naming, but some of us have our own simple iLogic or VBA based tools that get the job done too. However, I do still try to use the origin planes of the model files as much as possible, because they are simply the best option in many situations. But I also rename my origin planes to more useful names, so I will know which ones are for what later on.
Wesley Crihfield
(Not an Autodesk Employee)