The tools Integration, ProjectManager and ProjectExplorer allow you to rename the generated files using a simplified or advanced definition, here is the help concerning this renaming.


To do this, we have 2 setting modes:

  • Simplified - This mode limits the number to 4 rules to be taken into account or not.
  • Advanced - This mode allows you to create multiple rules, save and play favorites of predefined rules etc...

For each selected rule it is possible to have a preview of the renaming.

You can define a default location for saving the document after renaming.

The addition of a field for certain rules can be filled in a certain way.


Simplified mode

The simplified mode offers 4 naming rules that can be activated or not. The first 3 can be activated individually. Activating the fourth one automatically deactivates the others as the name is completely replaced.


 


In the example above, the first 3 rules have been activated.

Replace or add the first 2 characters with "VI" followed by "Project"then replace the last 2 characters of the name with "PR" and finally we replace the string "2016" by "2017".

See the renaming overview.

Fill in the field either manually or to add a particular field click on .


Advanced mode

This section allows you to establish the naming rules for the documents that will be processed in the project.

The definition of the new name will follow a ''List of selected rules''.

Clicking to add a field, allows to access a window to select a particular parameter.

Definition of the new name :


 


  • Replace/Add first characters
  • Replace/Add last characters
  • Replace a part of the name
  • Deleting characters, from
  • Insert characters at the position
  • Change case
  • Delete the following characters


Replace/Add first characters

Allows you to replace or add N characters from the beginning.

The numeric field allows you to trim N characters at the top of the name.

 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

Example :

"VI-2016-0095.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows "PR-2016-0095.sldprt".


If the numeric value is zero (0) the characters will be inserted without overwriting the beginning of the name.

Example :

"2016-0095.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows "PR2016-0095.sldprt".

The rule can be configured according to criteria such as: the type of SOLIDWORKS file, the value of a property etc... (see List of selected rules).

See the renaming overview.


Replace/Add last characters

Allows you to replace or add N characters at the end.

The numeric field allows you to trim N characters at the end of the name.

 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

Example :

" VI-2016-0095-TU.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows "VI-2016-0095.sldprt".


If the text field is filled in, the characters will be added from the end of the name.

 

Example :

"AX-2016-0095-TUB.slddrw" - This rule changes the name as follows "AX-2016-0095-Draw.slddrw". It is possible to execute this rule provided that the document is a drawing.

The rule can be configured according to criteria such as: the type of SOLIDWORKS file, the value of a property etc... (see List of selected rules).

See the renaming overview.


Replace a part of the name

Allows you to replace a string contained in the name by another one.

 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

The first text field is used to define the string to be replaced.

The second text box is used to define the replacement string.

Example :

"VI-2016-0095.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows "VI-2017-0095.sldprt".

See the renaming overview.


Deleting characters from

Allows you to delete a number of characters from a position in the name.

 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

The first numerical value defines the starting position.

The second numeric value defines the length of the string to be deleted.

Example :

"Visiativ-2016-0095.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows "Vi-2016-0095.sldprt".

See the renaming overview.


Insert characters at the position

Allows you to insert a string from a position in the name.

 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

The numerical value is used to define the starting position.

The text zone allows you to define the text zone to be inserted.

Example :

"VI-2016-0095Made.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows " VI-2016-0095-Made.sldprt".

To use this rule it is necessary that the position of the text to be inserted is always the same.

See the renaming overview.


Change case

Allows you to change the case of the full name (lowercase/shift/first letter).


 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

Example :

"Vi-2016-0095-Made.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows "VI-2016-0095-MADE.sldprt".

See the renaming overview.


Delete the following characters

Allows you to delete a string contained in the name.

 

Press the button to add this rule to the list.

Example :

"Visiativ-2016-0095.sldprt" - This rule changes the name as follows ''Vi-2013-0095.sldprt''.


Add a field

To fill in a rule field, clicking allows you to access a window to select a particular parameter.

The possible fields are :

- Select a fixed value (this is what we did for the first rule).

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- Select a value from a SmartCounter (see paragraph "SmartCounter"), a date, the time etc...


 


List of selected rules

It is possible to change the order of the rules by selecting and pressing the buttons up or down . 

You can save a favorite list of rules in order to reuse them later. The extension of these files is ''.mcren''.

The replay of a saved favorite is done with the button.

All the rules in the list can be conditioned on information. By clicking on you open a dialog box as follows:


 


Only one condition can be checked. Indeed, you can't check the 3 following conditions at the same time:

- if the document is a drawing.

- if the property "Revision" is equal to "B".

- if the size of the plan is ''greater than or equal to'' to "1Mb".

You can also access this box by clicking on the condition of a rule in the list and pressing the .


 


By clicking on a rule in the list you can temporarily deactivate it (On) or (Disabled).


Overview of the new name

By clicking on the the preview of the new name is visible and can be modified live.

 

When a new rule is created, the preview of the new name is updated automatically. In this case the icon is not visible.


Example of a list of rules

Example of a list of selected rules :


 


The order in which these rules are executed is important. In the image above we will get the following result:


 


There is one rule that will be conditioned by the type of "Document plan".


When processing documents in bulk, it is possible that some files are generated with the same name, to avoid overwriting files with the same name during processing, it is possible to check the following option: