Renaming a batch of files

[nickjb]

I've got a load of old files that need renaming to fit in with our current system. Is there a clever way of batch processing this.

I've done a few by hand in SW explorer using; open file, find where used, rename. Its pretty tedious as it takes ages to find where used.

 

[ShaggyPE]

A few years ago, we too were going through this tedium. The best method we found was to list all of the files in a spreadsheet (just so we wouldn't lose track of where we left off) and do the SW Explorer process as you described. It truly is a tedious process and if you are not systematic, errors will occur. Good luck.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional

 

[alolesen]

Use "Pack and Go". You can change the file names before you save everything. It updates the references. You still have to do them one at a time but all the files are listed in the dialog box.

 

[adampunch]

i have a related question - how do you "find where used"?

SW 2008 Office Professional SP 3.0
Intel Xeon 3.40GHz
3 GB RAM
Windows XP SP 2

 

[MadMango]

File> Find References

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

Have you read faq731-376 to make the be

 

[ShaggyPE]

I solidworks explorer (at least 2006 and earlier)... Open the file, in the toolbar on the left, there is a button for "where used".

There is no tool inside SolidWorks (unless something was added in '07) to find where a part is used.

MadMango's statement will list all of the files used in or referenced by the current part of assembly.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional