Part Name Changes
Part Name Changes
(OP)
I have 3 parts that will go into an assembly. Parts 2 and 3 use interpart references from part 1. The constraints in parts 2 and 3 include expressions such as "Part1 p10", etc. in the formulas. I need to change the name of Part1 to, for example, "Part1_rename". Is it possible for all of the interpart references in parts 2 and 3 to update accordingly where they automatically change to "part1_rename p10", etc.? The only thing I can currently do is recreate all of the constraints, which is obviously not an efficient solution.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance





RE: Part Name Changes
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RE: Part Name Changes
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
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RE: Part Name Changes
The issue is that the number of files and assemblies that utilize these expressions is growing rapidly. I have done a good job of remembering to open all of the assemblies that will be affected by the part name change...until now. One of my assemblies was not open when I renamed the part, and I just noticed that several expressions did not update. Is there a way to get all the expressions updated in a single operation or do I need to go through and update each expression individually?
I now have expressions to a part that doesn't exist; it is certainly possible there are more that I have not discovered. Is there a way to make the software check all expressions in an assembly are valid? If I got a list of unloaded parts that are referenced in expressions, I could then determine if there are any errors. That would certainly be a helpful function if it exists.
On the other side, is it possible to get a list of all the assemblies that I would need to open prior to doing the rename? So if I am renaming Part1, I would have a list of all parts that reference Part1. That would help prevent this error in the future.
Thanks
RE: Part Name Changes
What we need is a well defined set of best practices that you and all your coworkers abide by. But let's face it, such a place only existed in Atlantis - if ever. Your next best bet is moving to Teamcenter, which will keep track of all the file dependencies for you.
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