Inventor Rename Main Assembly With Design Assistant

[toznal]

Hi, there.

How to rename main assembly?

I use Design Assistant, It can be rename only part or sub assemblies.

Is there way to rename main assembly file?

Thank you.

kelly.young has edited your subject line for clarity: RENAME MAIN ASSEMBLY IN INVNETOR

[admaiora]

Right click on file>rename

🙂

[toznal]

It grey out....

just can rename included sub assembly and part.

Could you mind show me how to do this on your computer?

[admaiora · Accepted solution]

Let me see, maybe I have not understand correctly.

You have the main assembly "Machine-1.iam".

Then sub parts and sub assemblies in it ( "bracket-1.ipt", "motor-1.iam", etc etc).

If you want to rename sub parts and sub assemblies you have to use design assistant, Vault, iLogic Copy Design, etc.

You want to rename "Machine-1.iam" and change it in "Machine-2018.iam"

Correctly?

Just close all your files.

Find in your Windows folder "Machine-1.iam"  and just simply rename it, as a normal files.

Only that assembly should not be already included in another assembly, just be the main assembly.

You can create  a duplicate of "Machine-1.iam" just saving as another name too, or save copy as.

[toznal]

Thank you for response.

I'm sorry, I'm not English native.

Find in your Windows folder "Machine-1.iam" and just simply rename it, as a normal files.
=> Do you mean what file renames like normal pptx, excel files?

You can create a duplicate of "Machine-1.iam" just saving as another name too, or save copy as.
=> Do I have to save copy as?

I just want to change name..not copy... I have to rename to another name.

[mcgyvr]

File.. Save As

I'm not sure though what you are really trying to rename.. Simply saving it as a new file will obviously change the file name though if that is what you are asking..

[gcooper79 · Accepted solution]

Hi Toznal,

As has previously been suggested, if the assembly is a top level assembly and has not been referenced in a drawing, you can simply rename the assembly in windows explorer.  If the assembly is referenced in a drawing, navigate to the drawing file using design assistant and you should be able to rename the assembly from there.

regards,

Graeme

[johnsonshiue]

Or, you can save copy as a different iam file. Then replace any reference with the newly saved iam file.

Many thanks!

[kelly.young · Accepted solution]

Hello @toznal to clarify what @admaiora has stated, you can do this outside of Inventor with all the files closed. Find your top level assembly file within Explorer and change the name there. 

If you want to do it with Inventor open, you'll have to do a SaveAs to a new file with a new name you want, then go find the original file and delete it. 

If you want to rename sub-assemblies without Design Assistant or other tool, you'll have to do SaveAs then RMB > Component > Replace with the newly named assembly. 

Hope that helps!

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