Easier Renaming?
Easier Renaming?
(OP)
I've been working on a project that involves renaming a good sized Catia job (690 files) to a specified naming convention. My problem is, the assembly/part names currently follow no rhyme or reason (plate1, gusset1, etc.) What I've been doing involves using Save Management and renaming each file to the designated naming convention, then running a macro that names the part/assembly in catia to the filename. Does anyone see an easier way of going about this?





RE: Easier Renaming?
-Read out the existing part numbers into a spreadsheet, say into Column A.
-Review and update the part numbering, say into Column B. This allows quick visibility of the whole data set.
-Push the updated part numbers from Excel back into Catia.
-Save all the files according to their new part number.
What approach to use depends a lot on just what the numbering convention is. On my current project, we have a requirement that the tree structure is reflected in the Part Number, so a flat (Excel) list would be less useful. Here it's more expedient to update all the Part Numbers in Catia alone. But, we're also using a PLM system that helps out with managing both Part Numbers and File Names.
RE: Easier Renaming?