Part Number Conflict

[wallybanger]

I'm having an extremely irritating problem with V5R19

Whenever I try to add a part or assembly to an existing assembly I get the irritating "Part Number Conflict" window popping up. I then have to go through 20-50 parts selecting and then pressing the "automatic rename button". How do I correct this stupid problem?

Can I have catia ignore the conflicts or just automatically rename the files it's self?

This is wasting my time and trying my patience.

Thanks

 

[ferdo]

Hi,

This can happen because you didn't changed the Part Number name for some of your parts (probably you have, for example, Part1 name for different parts). You can solve this with a batch CATScript (in my CATIA portable script center there is a script to change the Part Number name like file name, you can modify this macro to do the job in batch mode).

That macro is working only under Windows.

It is also important to keep in mind the UUID problem.....



Regards
Fernando

 

[wallybanger]

The thing is I have 1 assembly that I use over and over again and it has a lot of parts. I have no idea why there are conflicts but maybe a batch would work to change the names. I don't think it's the actual file names, I think it's the sub names or whatever you call them.

What is the UUID problem?

 

[ferdo]

Hi,

Check FAQ section.

Regards
Fernando

 

[ferdo]

Hi,

Funny, recently I received an assembly with same problem like yours, so I decided to create that batch macro...check the attachment.

Enjoy

Regards
Fernando

 

[wallybanger]

Thanks Ferdo, I'll give it a shot.

The thing is, this is not a UUID problem, it's asking me to chance the actual part number of a whole list of parts that aren't even in the assembly I'm bringing in. When I hit "autorename" it just ads a period and a number to the file name.

Crazy Catia.

 

[weavedreamer]

Instead of adding the part to your assembly, if the part is already used once in the assembly, select it, copy, then paste it into the assembly. It will add the .# for you. In the options menu, there is a toggle which will allow you to capture the contstraints in the copy/paste operation. Then you can reroute the constraints to the different desired locations (presumming you are constraining them similarly).

 

[wallybanger]

It's not already used in the assembly. It is an entirely new, completely different assembly that has had no prior contact with the assembly it's being added to... on top of that, none of the parts it's asking me to rename exist in the assembly being added.

 

[marcofa]

Dear Ferdo,
After creeted file with "New from" command, modified somethings and saved, I obtained the file in attachment where:
Product1_1.CATProduct have the old name Product1 but is different from Product1.CATProduct
Part1_1.CATPart have the old name Part1 but is different from Part1.CATPart
Part2_1.CATPart have the old name Part2 but is different from Part2.CATPart
Reusing in the same model irritating Part Number conflict appear as explained by Wallybanger.
I suppose (I cannot run your Macro: what adress in Input window?) that your posted Macro would be fix the problem changing name (also in multiple levels):
Product1 to Product1_1
Part1 to Part1_1
Part2 to Part2_1
Can you give me instructions to execute your Macro? Non batch!
Thank

A very usefull thing would be to manage "New from" window, where in the bottom section are new files to be creeted, editing not only the last column (New name) but also automatically the first column, updating File name to the New name. Part in the upper section (objects not to be modified) will mantain old file name.
Can you write something doing this service?
Thak a lot
Marco

 

[ferdo]

Hi,

I received the message from the Italian forum, here is a short answer, related also with this thread.

If I will have some time, I will show you in a video file where are you doing the mistake (basically, you are changing the file name but probably you didn't change the part name in the Properties in order to not have conflicts, so you need to have Part name, New From, different then the old one - usually, but not necessary, Part Name is equal with file name).

It was a similar question on a Spanish forum, and the question (let say better requirement) was in fact to modify an old CATScript which was doing the file name equal with Part Name but doing this directly in a CATProduct (I found the solution but I don't have it at my disposal right now).



Regards
Fernando

 

[marcofa]

Thank Ferdo for answering.
The basic problem is when execute "New from" command for a big file with many subassembly.
Part Number in 1° column stay old and File Name in 4° column is new.
We would like to change all names in 1° column to the names in 4° column
If this is possible would be great.
Marco