Good Strategy dealing with part numbers for multiple configurators

[Preston_Reed]

Hello, I am trying to figure out a good way to deal with part numbers / file name / occurrence. 

Here is my logic currently & issue 

This is what the folder looks like.  I am going to duplicate the Pipe Spool many times, currently just copy and pasting a copy of it in the parts folder with the other ilogic tools.  If 2 of the pipe spool tools both have PipeA for example, when I edit the pipe length it will update the length for both of those sub assemblies when I want them all to be independent. 

I know I can go about this in a way that numbers first, or something similar.  But the goal was to do all of the numbering and iProperties in one rule at the very end of modeling and that rule will be run in the top level assembly.  When ever I run all the sub assemblies it creates and saves custom iprops that the top level rule will reference in order to know how to number.  So again, not neccesarily looking for code, more so logic on a good way to approach this and good practices and techniques for the future as I continue to improve my ilogic skills. 

Thank you!

[WCrihfield]

Is the Pipe Spool Tool assembly and its internal parts something that you manufacture internally?  Or maybe something that you design, and create part & assembly drawings for then have an outside entity manufacture for you?  If it is not something that you need to manufacture all the parts for, and it is something that is purchased, then maybe it could be turned into a resizable, multi-body, part file, instead of an assembly.  I do that a lot of our purchased stuff.  If I can get an accurate model of something like that, then I can usually extract all the reusable profile sketch blocks for the parts that need to be resized, then derive in the non-resizable parts as bodies, then use named parameters, equations, a form, and maybe some iLogic to control its size & which bodies are showing.  That is very handy for purchased assembly type objects that do not necessarily require their own detailed BOM itemization.  Reduces file references, and can be used as a Template to start a new variation of, and saved as a single file.

[Frederick_Law]

Part number is just a part number.  Don't give them much meaning.

You'll spend more time to manage part number then designing.

I use 00-00-00 for my master sketch parts and assembly.

Just add project/order number in front: 872544-00-00-00.

First 00 is assemblies.

Second 00 is sub-assemblies.

Last 00 is parts.

You can use 000 if you got lot's of parts.

Or more levels.

Or use alphabet.

Keep it simple and do increment in each level.

I haven't ran out of numbers in over 20 years but I'm not building air craft carrier 😎

[CGBenner]

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[Preston_Reed]

I got distracted on a couple of other projects but ill be back to this within the next couple weeks and ill update with the answer, still having a problem though.