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unique frame member names

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Anonymous
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unique frame member names

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Hi

 

When using the frame generator is it ideal to rename each member with a unique name when saving?

 

If yes any tutorials on this specifically.

 

Thanks

 

Greg

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unique frame member names

Hi

 

When using the frame generator is it ideal to rename each member with a unique name when saving?

 

If yes any tutorials on this specifically.

 

Thanks

 

Greg

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cbenner
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I find it useful, myself, to rename them only to add the project number to them as a prefix.  This is helpful later on if I want to use Vault Copy Design (same would be true with any other copy method), because now I have a string that I can use for Find & Replace.  Other than that, there is the possibility of ending up with non-unique file names.

 

As for the how, there is a check box on the place member dialog that will prompt you for filenames of each piece as it is placed.  It's more work up front, but for me, pays off in the long run.

 

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I find it useful, myself, to rename them only to add the project number to them as a prefix.  This is helpful later on if I want to use Vault Copy Design (same would be true with any other copy method), because now I have a string that I can use for Find & Replace.  Other than that, there is the possibility of ending up with non-unique file names.

 

As for the how, there is a check box on the place member dialog that will prompt you for filenames of each piece as it is placed.  It's more work up front, but for me, pays off in the long run.

 

frame.JPG

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Anonymous
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Thanks Chris

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Thanks Chris

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Curtis_Waguespack
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Hi Greg__Reynolds,

 

You might want to visit these links and give these IdeaStation ideas a kudo to show that you vote for these improvement ideas related to Frame Generator naming:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/Frame-Generator-Member-Naming/idi-p/3749385

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/Frame-Generator-New-Frame-File-Name/idi-p/4385730

 

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

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Hi Greg__Reynolds,

 

You might want to visit these links and give these IdeaStation ideas a kudo to show that you vote for these improvement ideas related to Frame Generator naming:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/Frame-Generator-Member-Naming/idi-p/3749385

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-IdeaStation/Frame-Generator-New-Frame-File-Name/idi-p/4385730

 

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

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