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Component Names

Component Names

Component Names

(OP)
Quoted text from:
thread561-257865: assembly navigator component names
"Remember, when you change the name of the 'component' in the Assembly' you are ONLY changing the name of the OBJECT which is POINTING to the master Part file.  This is not all that different then when you changed the color of a Component without effecting the color of the original bodies in the master Part file."

Question: If I want to change the component name of an individual component in a sub-assembly and then have this show up in the assembly navigator in the parent assembly of the subassembly(s), how would I do that?

I know this is possible because we currently have numerous parts that continue to utilize this. However, when a component is named in the sub-assembly the next level doesn't pick up the component name.

Example: I have a wire harness with connector ends "A" and "B". I want to put the component name on the component that is the connector as "A" or B". I then assemble this wire harness into an installation model with numerous other harnesses. I then assemble the installation model into a higher reference model to create the drawing from. I want the "A" to show up at all levels by placing the "A" on just the master part at the lowest level.

Brenton
NX4

RE: Component Names

(OP)
I believe I have solved my own dilemma. I was using the "Name" under the "General" tab of the properties dialog. Where I should have been using the "component name" under the "parameters" tab.

I will do some more testing to see if I am correct.

Brenton

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