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8-Gravel
November 16, 2023
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How to Directly Rename a New Design Part in Creo?

  • November 16, 2023
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I'm seeking some guidance on how to efficiently rename a new design part in Creo Parametric. Currently, my workflow involves saving the part with a default name initially and then creating a backup with the desired name. This process seems a bit cumbersome, and I'm wondering if there's a more streamlined way to assign a specific name to a part during the initial creation or early in the design process.

Could someone please share if there's a direct method to rename a part in Creo without having to save it first with a default name? Any tips or steps for this process would be greatly appreciated, especially if they're applicable to newer versions of Creo.

 

I tried to use 'Save' , then filled the name, but Creo does not allow me to save.

 

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tbraxton
22-Sapphire II
tbraxton22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
November 16, 2023

There is a rename option that applies to disk and or memory (in session). If you need to rename a model use this method. Renaming models with children can cause issues. If you are not working in Windchill then you need to plan how to rename models with dependent children.

 

See details here: To Rename an Assembly or Component (ptc.com)

 

When you are creating a new part, you should be able to give it any name you want. Try using CTRL+N and you should get this UI which has entries for naming the part. If you are not seeing this UI then something else is "non standard" for an out of the box install of Creo.

 

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    Dale_Rosema
    23-Emerald III
    Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    November 16, 2023

    Typically users will have start.prt and start.asm and make copies of those so that the configurations of parts and assemblies will already be in the models.

     

    Here are a couple of discussion about start parts:

    https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/start-part/m-p/581277

    https://community.ptc.com/t5/System-Administration/Start-Parts/m-p/384195

     

    Same can be said for drawings of parts and assemblies. I have a part drawing template and an assembly drawing template.

     

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