rename parameter

[potrero]

Is it true that it is not possible to rename a parameter once it's been created?

Unfortunately sometimes it could be desired to do just this; is there a reasonable workaround in the event one DID want to rename parameters?

Thanks.

 

[looslib]

Yes, it is true.
Delete the bad parameter and add the correct one.

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

 

[PeterStock]

What you might do is create a mapkey to do this:

Step one add the new parameter.
Step two relate the old and new parameters.
Step three delete the relation.
Step four delete the old parameter.

This might be worth it if you need to do a number of files.

Peter Stockhausen
Pollak Switching Products

 

[mjcole]

I wrote this a while ago but it didn't get posted cause my browser crashed. You can create Parameters from the relations editor, and some companies store all their data and format fill relations in the relations editor.

/* PARAMETER RELATIONS
OD = 8.50
THK = 1.0
ID = OD - (2*THK)
CREATED_BY = "M. COLE"
REV_LEVEL = "A"

This way you can fill in all the parameters with out using the Parameter Dialog. If you then decided to change OD to OUTER_DIA you can do a search & replace to update the parameter name and any relations driven by the parameter and can change the names and automatically have the correct value. I've always been annoyed that Pro/E can't allow you to change a parameter name and then have it update where ever it is used but Peter Stock's method does the same thing. I just thought I'd mention another way that parameters are used in a relation editor. Saving a file with all the parameter relations in it allows you to add your company parameters from any models not made from your start part.

Either way you have to find and replace the old name with the new, and search replace may help save time.

Michael