Several of our customers work with AutoCAD in combination with Vault Professional.
Current behaviour
When a DWG file is renamed via the Vault Rename wizard, the "Update Part Number" option is only effective for Inventor files. For AutoCAD DWG files the option is not applied, so the Part Number keeps the old value after the rename. According to Autodesk's own support article, this is expected behaviour in the current product state: "Update Part Number" in the Rename Wizard only works for Inventor files, while other file types such as AutoCAD or Microsoft Office documents do not have the same functionality.
As a result, users have to correct the Part Number manually after every rename. This is easy to forget and leads to inconsistent data — for example duplicate or outdated Part Numbers in BOM exports and in downstream ERP systems.
Requested behaviour
Extend the "Update Part Number" option of the Rename wizard so that it also works for AutoCAD DWG files: when a DWG is renamed, the Part Number is updated to match the new file name and written back into the DWG, in the same way it already works for Inventor files. Ideally this behaves as an option the user can switch on or off per rename operation, consistent with the existing dialog.
Prerequisite
The Vault property "Part Number" is mapped to a property of the DWG document (property mapping configured in the Vault Behaviors / property mapping settings).
Benefit
- No manual post-processing after renaming AutoCAD drawings
- Consistent Part Numbers between file name, Vault property and DWG content
- Reliable BOM and ERP data for mixed AutoCAD / Inventor environments
- Consistent user experience across file types in the Rename wizard
