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Removing "(1)" from a component name.

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glen_phillip
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Removing "(1)" from a component name.

I have a component listed in the browser that is followed by "(1)".  I am trying to omit the "(1)" and retain the name but cannot find a method.  I am able to rename it something different and the "(1)" goes away but naming it back to the original the "(1)" returns.  I'm not even sure how the "(1)" got there.

 

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Message 2 of 19

Hi @glen_phillip 

Always been a great mystery to me why Autodesk officials never did anything bout this, but when you duplicate an object or something with copying/pasting an object (sorry forgot what it is specifically haven't encountered problem in a while) it just has a (1) and then (2) for every one you do as their exact copies, now i remember it was either with paste or new copy that this issue occurs

Message 3 of 19

@glen_phillip 

To be a bit more specific:

 

  • Duplicate Component Names: If two components have the same name, Fusion 360 appends (1), (2), etc., to differentiate them.
  • Copy and Paste: When a component is copied and pasted, the new instance often gets a (1) to show it’s a duplicate.

 

Message 4 of 19

"(1)" indicates a separate component with its own independent data set (sketch, body  etc.),  but with the same name.

That happens if you use copy/paste-new.

 

":1" is an instance counter. If you use copy/paste, the 2nd instance will have a counter ":2"

Instances are identical, linked copies. They reference the same dataset. 

 


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Message 5 of 19

Wow learn something new everyday!

Slight question going off topic for this thread, but if you is there an option to break link between the copies, would that fix it?
I would check myself but fusion 360 and fusion insider seem to be having a "war" on my computer for no reason

Message 6 of 19


@TimelesslyTiredYouth wrote:

... is there an option to break link between the copies, would that fix it?

 


Once you create an instance, that "link" cannot be broken. If you are working in non-parametric models without a timeline and create an instance, you can break the link. IIRC, that function is called "make unique" or so.


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Message 7 of 19

But for this question, there has to be a solution for such a simple problem right?
ignoring how much autodesk people don't fix the problems don't fix problems that we complain about for years...

there has to be a solution they made for this beside the non-paremetric solution you gave...

Message 8 of 19

I'm also sorry for the @ I'm going to have to use....

Message 9 of 19


@TimelesslyTiredYouth wrote:


ignoring how much autodesk people don't fix the problems don't fix problems that we complain about for years...

there has to be a solution they made for this beside the non-paremetric solution you gave...


We?

 

Getting a little ahead of yourselves?

You mentioned in another thread that you are 14 years old. When I started working with Fusion,  I already had 20 years of professional CAD use under my belt. You were 4 years old :winking_face:

 


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Message 10 of 19

If you want to go down that route, go down that route, I have 4 years of experience of the "New" world

A lot has changed since 1960's (your in 60's night - you mentioned in another thread)

When you started working with fusion you had 20 years experience

I had the internet and youtube and a stupid resolve to master fusion by 18 for future aspirations - (yet I'm still very behind and lack further knowledge)

heard of the internet? heard of youtube? heard of kids being a touch more ambitious today (i'm still yet to see anyone under 18 on the forum ...)


Kind regards 

Ricky

 

P.S - no offence is meant by what I've written, just attempting to and failing to defend myself...

 

Also is there an actual answer to get rid of the 1 and 2 while in still being in the paremetric timeline.

Message 11 of 19

No offense taken!

I meant to convey that you cannot have been one of the "we" who asked for things. You've not been around enough on this forum (or other "places.") for long enough :winking_face:

Also, while I might occasionally voice frustration that something isn't implemented or fixed yet, I have worked here on the forum for that privilege. At least, that's how I see it. 

 

I would have loved having the internet available when I first started getting interested in (analog) electronics when I was about your age and even more during college. Be cautious with the information you see also concerning Fusion. Some folks worry more about the video production quality than the techniques they show in their tutorials. Most only show techniques but don't explain concepts. 

 

The numbers behind the colon are permanent and necessary; there is no way to eliminate them. The numbers in parenthesis are added when you copy/paste-new a component or rename a component to the exact name of an existing component. Names can be changed.

 

 


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Message 12 of 19

I see where you are coming from with the video, and i agree, i try to learn through practice as i always end up learning new things when finding workarounds, and 90% of the time, when working on a new project, i usually end up learning something new by looking for a workaround, when i used to be look for a workaround for that exact thing. e.g - i used to struggle wih boolean subtraction in fusion 360 (boolean operations) and used a workaround for it, in a recent project i learnt about how to use boolean subtraction through looking for a workaround from t-splining

 

Kind regards 

Ricky

 

P.S - what happens to threads like these, are they just left solutioness

Message 13 of 19


@TimelesslyTiredYouth wrote:

 

 

P.S - what happens to threads like these, are they just left solutioness


The solution is that the numbers behind the colon are essential information that cannot and should not be removed.


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Message 14 of 19


@TimelesslyTiredYouth wrote:

..., when i used to be look for a workaround for that exact thing. e.g - i used to struggle wih boolean subtraction in fusion 360 (boolean operations) and used a workaround for it, in a recent project i learnt about how to use boolean subtraction through looking for a workaround from t-splining

 


That sounds like a really awkward workflow. Create a thread and share a model, so we can look at it.


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Message 15 of 19

Trippy, bully me all you want, but future aspirations  -> engineer/architect of sort -> subjects for these jobs -> full of coursework -> no time to learn stuff i want to learn (fusion, autocad,ect...), I know my workflow is odd, but that's sort of the life i have to live due to what i said above, i learn slowly, i started early in life for that exact reason, i don't have that much free time i always fill it up. I'm trying to learn slowly and i'll say that in the 4 years i've mastered around 30-40% of fusion which is good for me so far, i still have another 4 years before i go to uni for a degree in engineering hopefully, so i plan t take it slow as i juggle to many things at once to focus on one thing even if it is my main aspiration and main goal to finish, so This akward work flow will have to continue as i learn through workarounds and slowly i will get to the point of mastership that i require to maybe even get a job in autodesk/airbus when i get older...

 

Kind regards

Ricky

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message 16 of 19

I know that, that's basically the same answer i gave at the beginning... -cannot remove colon numbers...

i meant like to these threads, if someone doesn't press accept solution if there is none by technicality

Message 17 of 19

Further on about concepts, i came to the forum to learn about concepts from fusion 360 forum reccomended from friend

Message 18 of 19


@TimelesslyTiredYouth wrote:

Trippy, bully me all you want,


I have no intention of bullying you! What part of what I wrote made you think so?

Please feel free to create a new thread and share your model. 

If you don't feel comfortable doing that, send it to me per PM. Seriously, I am interested in helping you move forward and learn!

However, if you are comfortable posting a model in a new thread, just for review, you'll get feedback, not just from me, and that's a good thing.

 

Also, while this is an English-speaking forum, some of us come from different countries and cultures and have different communication styles.

I am originally from northern Germany and grew up around coal miners and steel workers. People from my area are very direct!


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Message 19 of 19

Hi Trippy
There has to be a degree of understanding that I am stll in my school years and I unfortunately do not have the time to be able to learn things such as these, It is unfortunate that I can't that i cant actually ask for help with learning these things properly, however i have to control how i balance these subjects that i hav taken as fusion is over all the time i need, so sorry, but i can't take the help that you offer

Kind regards
Ricky

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