how to change part/drawing number without too much work
how to change part/drawing number without too much work
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hello - i have a situation where an assembly & drawings were created with the wrong numbers - i would like to know an easy way to change the part number &
drawing number and still have everything stay together - the title block on the drawing is correct but it is not the same as the part -
example - part is called frame - drawing is called frame - drawing number in title block of drawing is a10xxx-xx - part in assembly is also called frame -
need part & drawing to be called a10xxx-xx - any easy fix for this?? - any help would be greatly appreciated - thank you
drawing number and still have everything stay together - the title block on the drawing is correct but it is not the same as the part -
example - part is called frame - drawing is called frame - drawing number in title block of drawing is a10xxx-xx - part in assembly is also called frame -
need part & drawing to be called a10xxx-xx - any easy fix for this?? - any help would be greatly appreciated - thank you






RE: how to change part/drawing number without too much work
None-the-less you can use SW explorer to rename both the part and the drawing and it will maintain the links.
The other way is to open both files and sane save the part as the new name and accept the message you get when it tell you its referenced. Then do the same to the drawing. if you have the links setup like i mentioned in the beginning this will be a simple solution.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: how to change part/drawing number without too much work
I usually use SW Explorer, it keeps the links together for everywhere it's used.
Chris, CSWA
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RE: how to change part/drawing number without too much work
RE: how to change part/drawing number without too much work
i was actually repairing these drawings for someone else &thought there was a faster way to do this - thank you again
RE: how to change part/drawing number without too much work
If you just rename in Windows Explorer... you will break the references.
-Dustin
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RE: how to change part/drawing number without too much work