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Rename Browser Nodes on Replace Component

Rename Browser Nodes on Replace Component

When replacing a component in an assembly Inventor MUST replace the Browser Node with the name of the NEW part.

 

It causes major confusion at the moment when the replaced component name persists in the Browser.

11 Comments
nhwalters
Contributor

This has been a problem for along as I can remember since ver iv6

asiu
Advocate

This has to be a choice, I agree.

In my case, the current behavior serves my workflow, where the part aliases (reference designators) has to be preserved in case you are doing a component replace.

 

Having said that, I urge Autodesk's developers to add this as an Application Option so the current behavior can be maintained.

asiu
Advocate

As a quick fix, if you do not have too many components being replaced, you can select the name of the browser node and delete it. The actual component name will appear back. Hope this helps.

karthur1
Mentor

It "should" do that automatically when you replace a component.  If it doesn't, there is also a "Rename Browser Nodes" tool on the "Assembly-Productivity" panel fly-out.  You may have to select the "filename" first, then do it again and apply the "default".

Anonymous
Not applicable

@karthur1 yep, that's my point exactly. It SHOULD do it, but I have to manually rename the nodes, even when I change a content ctr part over. It's ridiculous that the name doesn't automatically update to the correct name.!

 

nhwalters
Contributor
It does work sometimes on CC parts but I cant find why it does sometimes and
does not other times, very inconsistent renaming in Inventor.
Anonymous
Not applicable

So, this problem still persists in Inventor 2019.

Any feedback as to if it will be repaired?

Anonymous
Not applicable

And here we are a year later; Inventor 2020 installed, and STILL the Browser Node Names DO NOT UPDATE WHEN LOADING AN ASSEMBLY.

 

Can anyone suggest a work-around?

 

TIA

rhasell
Advisor

Perhaps you can explain in more detail.

Mine has always updated. So I guess my workflow is not the same as yours?

Maybe that's why it never been fixed, because according to your description, its not broken?

Just a thought.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi,

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping.

So, workflow:

I have two assemblies, A01 & A02 which contains a component C01. If I rename component C01 to C02, then open A01, I have to "rename browser node" then if I open A02, I have to once again "rename browser node". 

If I don't do this, or another used opend the assembly A02, then the browser node has the wrong name.

Surely once the part has been renamed and updated, the file references should link to the new name???

 

 

troKBWWX
Participant

This issue cause another problem. When users open a 3D view from Vault and check in browser, he see the wrong part number like in Inventor if we don't do "Rename browser nodes".

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