changing index id for parts in assmebly

[murugansubham]

hi,
i already assmebled 10 parts in an assm file.
due to some modifications, i deleted one part .
after finishing the modification , once again i assembled the part in the same assm file.
now its index id is changed
i.e
before it was A2354model<1>.PRT
Now it is A2354model<2>.PRT
i want to change its index id (A2354model<1>.PRT).
how to change the index id?

thanks,
regards,
Murugan.S
INDIA

 

[brengine]

Don't bother. It's really a waste of time to try to keep the instance numbers in order/as low as possible. If you still want to try it anyway:
1) Delete the instance you don't want from your assembly
2) Resolve all of your components (load in all the model data of all of your components)
3) Do a [ctrl]-Q rebuild
4) Close your assembly and all it's component parts & assemblies
5) Open the main assembly
6) Insert a new instance of the part into your assembly (and re-mate and re-relate to other components). It usually will take the lowest instance number available when done this way.

Sometimes I have successfully done step (1) last, but it is even less predictable when done that way.

Ken

 

[murugansubham]

thanx Mr KEN.

if we copy same part in assm , INDEX ID is helpful to idendify.
apart from this ,is there any practical use for this index number?
thx,
regards,
MURUGAN S
INDIA

 

[SBaugh]

If you did a modification why did you delete it from the assembly? You could have left it in the assembly, closed the assembly, made the modification, re-opened the assembly and fixed any mates that might have failed due to changes. OR you could have modified the part at the assembly level, then fixed any mates that might have occured due to change.

The index number that you are refering to is actually a SW term called Instance number and it is used alot when using Design tables. This helps the DT to know which instance to change.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[murugansubham]

thank u very much Mr SCOTT.
regards,
Murugan.S
INDIA