After performing a copy design with Vault, the part names within the Inventor model browser do not match the new renamed components. Watch this quick video to find out how to find and fix the browser names within an Inventor assembly.
Contributed by a Random CAD Geek
If you have used Inventor for a while and have ever tried to rename a part that is used in other assemblies, you know what a painful process this can be. With parts used in multiple complex designs, this could take hours or days to properly rename parts with developmental names to their final names utilizing an actual part number.
Vault makes this process a breeze with its integrated "Rename" command. Just tell Vault what you want the new name to be (this could be automated with the Vault Workgroup automatic file naming schemes), and let Vault do all the heavy lifting of repairing and updating all of the file references.
Take a look at the Rename tool in action HERE.
Contributed by Ben of the CAD Geeks
INCAT Labs has has a NEW Solution for you!
Does your company chase its tail defining file names with Inventor? Due to the nature of 3D modeling today, this has become a challenge we at INCAT have often heard from many of our business partners. Some companies reserve part numbers with archaic systems, or others have to tediously rename files in Inventor before being logged into a business or ERP system.
INCAT has developed an automated method to assign, manage, and track the assignment of Inventor file names to match a whole range of part numbering schemes.
Check out this Video for an example:
For more information or to discuss how a INCAT's File Naming Tools can ease your pain, please email us at cadgeeks@incat.com
Contributed by Ben of the INCAT CAD Geeks
One of the things I see many Inventor users struggle with is renaming their Inventor files from a descriptive name to a "Part Number". This typically breaks the links with any referencing files, and requires all of the files to be "Resolved" in any place they have been used.
Autodesk Vault offers a much better solution that allows batch renaming of files, and it even repairs links in files that would otherwise be broken. Check out this ScreenCast video for an example:
http://www.screencast.com/t/sLCYpQtL
Contributed by Ben of the INCAT CAD Geeks.
