Component Mystery
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I make a component then right click-give it a name-save it to a folder I created in v7PRO components folder. Later, change the name in components folder and delete the one in the model I am working on-do a purge and then bring in the component, with the new name, but it still carries the old name. Try a refresh but no change. I then copy and paste the component to a folder outside of SU and on a different drive and change the name again. Next, I copy the component back into the component folder, restart SU, open a new file, open the Component Browser and the component still carries the old name. Tried a few variations of the same but the component name is still the same (old now) as originally given upon creation. Very mysterious to me. Any thoughts as to why the name never changes?
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The "file name" and "component name" are seperate. I could have a file called "Big fat horse head" that contains a component called "Little pony".
If I added the component from the "big fat horse head" file I would get a component called "Little pony". If I renamed the file "Stupid SU wish I could afford AutoCAD" then I would STILL get a component called "Little pony".
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Hazza,
Thanks for responding but I just don't get it. This is the current situation.In the v7PRO Components Folder, which I previously created (using Expolrer), with a special folder name, I had placed components in that folder using "save as" from within a project I was working on.
I have now done the following:
1-I copy/pasted the component files, previously created and placed in the V7 Components Folder using "save as" into a temporary folder on my desktop and then deleted the folder I created (using Explore) in V7 Components Folder.
2-I renamed all the files in the temp desktop folder.
3-I created a new name v7 Components Folder and copy/pasted the newly named component files on the desktop into the new name V7 Components folder using Explorer.
4-I opened SU,abandoned the project I was working on, and started it again with a new file name. When I was ready to bring in one of the newly named components stored in the newly named V7 Component Folder I went, from within the new project to Windows > Components to the newly named Component Folder and found that my components still carried the old names I had been trying to get away from.
I cannot follow the logic of why I cannot rename a component purge, refresh or something and start over with a new project name.
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SU doesn't use the file name as the name of the component in the model. So changing the file name won't change anything.
The way to do it is to open the component, then change its "definition name" through the entity info window. Then re-save it out to a file.
Then next time you insert it into a model, it will have the right name.
Hope that helps,
Chris
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Thanks Chris,
That did it!
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