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Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

(OP)
Hey Everyone,One of the design boys had a good one and I need some help on this one. He has an assembly that has sub-assemblies, total of 30-50 parts, and he would like to save them but add a prefix onto the front of all the parts, as in currently 12345678.prt and new ZZ_12345678.prt, bracket for this part, 2345.prt-new-ZZ_2345.prt. The same prefix on all the assemblies and subassemblies on the master assembly.
Let me know if you have any great ideas and thanks.

RE: Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

Have you looked into "Cloning" ?
It should do what you want it to do, but it will create new parts for you, not just rename the current parts.

What version of NX are you using?

RE: Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

(OP)
We are still on NX5

RE: Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

This is the basics of the way cloning is done in NX6, I think NX5 was the same, or very similar.
With your assembly open:
assemblies (pull-down) > cloning > create clone assembly > naming (tab) > define naming rule > add prefix > "ZZ_" > Main (tab) > execute

RE: Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

Cloning has been pretty much the same functionality since jack was a boy so it will work as expected for what you describe.

Best Regards

Hudson

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RE: Save all files with assy-sub-assy with a prefix

(OP)
Thanks everyone, I'll give that a try !!!

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