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is there a "save as" for assemblies?

is there a "save as" for assemblies?

is there a "save as" for assemblies?

(OP)
I have a large assembly with over 400 components all saved into one folder on my computer.  I've been working this assembly for a while now so I have many files in this folder that are no longer used in the actual assembly.  Is there some way to have NX6 copy all files that are actually used in the assembly into another directory?  This would allow me to easily weed out all the 'old' unused files from my computer.

I'm aware of the clone command and it does what I want with the exception being that it renames the files.  I want to preserve my original file names.

Any ideas?  

Thanks.

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

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many files in this folder that are no longer used in the actual assembly.  Is there some way to have NX6 copy all files that are actually used in the assembly into another directory?
How would NX know which components you intend to use? Since you added them all to the assembly, they are all technically 'used' in the assembly.

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

(OP)
Many of the files in the directory have been deleted from the assembly.  These are the files I want to week out.

What I want to do is make a copy of every file represented by component names in my assembly navigator into a new directory on my computer.  That way I won't have idea#5.prt cluttering things up anymore...

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

With one clone operation you can achieve what you want.
Note that the zip option in the above answer is a very good choice.

You must use the log file feature in the clone command. Create a log file edit it and then perform a clone with that edited file.

For example: Go to clone menu, check all as needed, then put a naming rule which add a weird prefix (kkkk_), then check dry run and fill the log file destination, execute (no clone is done).

Edit the log file created, replace all kkkk_ with nothing, change NAMING_RULE with USER_NAME in the header and delete the header line with the prefix.

Now is time to clone the assembly, use then the log file to create the clone.

The job is done.

Hope this helps.

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

if you clone the file's and add the suffix <space> it will clone without renaming the files

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

(OP)
I got a "naming failure" when I tried the <space> suffix.

Modifying the clone log file did seem to work, however.  Thanks!

I'm going to look at the UGzip too for educational purposes.

Thanks a million for everyone's help!
 

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

Used that clone with space in the suffix methoe twice just this week.  In the first case there were some part families that it had issues with.  I suppose you have to copy those part family template files over manually right?  Does ugzipc have the same limitation?  

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

I just tried this on an assembly and it seemed to work.  First open the assembly and make sure all components are fully loaded.  Then perform a "part cleanup" on "all loaded parts".  Do a "save all".  Go to the directory where the assembly is stored and sort the files by date modified.  Delete or move all the files dated prior to the last save.

You should backup the directory just in case some files are modified by the part cleanup.

RE: is there a "save as" for assemblies?

That last line should read:

You should backup the directory just in case some files are not modified by the part cleanup.  

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