Automate Copy, Rename, and Insert, for fasteners
Automate Copy, Rename, and Insert, for fasteners
(OP)
I am in the process of creating a very basic fastener library for progressive dies and tools etc..rather than using toolbox. The new Library is read only on our network. Now I need a magic macro or something to do the following.
Or is there a better way with SW out of the box??
Can a macro do this?
1) Enables you to navigate to a folder location to select a part file (fastener)
2) Copies the selected part to the current assembly job folder
3) Renames the file by appending a suffix to the file name. This will make the fastener name unique for the current job for PDM
4) Automatically launch "Insert Components" from the assembly menu
I had Lisp routines in AutoCad that would link together several common tasks for inserting blocks, very similar to this.
tom
Or is there a better way with SW out of the box??
Can a macro do this?
1) Enables you to navigate to a folder location to select a part file (fastener)
2) Copies the selected part to the current assembly job folder
3) Renames the file by appending a suffix to the file name. This will make the fastener name unique for the current job for PDM
4) Automatically launch "Insert Components" from the assembly menu
I had Lisp routines in AutoCad that would link together several common tasks for inserting blocks, very similar to this.
tom
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT





