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lococnc1-Visitor
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July 22, 2010
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How do you rename a surface?

  • July 22, 2010
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Not a datum plane, but one surface of an extrude?
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lococnc1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
July 22, 2010
I am getting a lot of replies saying it can't be done. Please see attached image. Notice that I have selected a surface and it shows the "name" of the surface as something someone has set to, not the default ID.

How?
lococnc1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
July 22, 2010
OK, so this proves I am not nuts...

    Cosmo2-Explorer
    2-Explorer
    July 22, 2010

    Edit - Setup - Name - Other......pick on the surface....enter a name.

    Mike -


    vmcdaniel1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    July 23, 2010

    Or in WF5.0:

    File - Properties (Features and Geom section - Names) - Change button. nice UI for it.

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