You can create a file name scheme for families in a category. When you insert a part family member (part) in an assembly, the file name for the created part file corresponds to the file name scheme.
The File Name must be unique for all family members that use the same storage folder (specified by the Family Folder Name). When a file name is not unique, placement of the family member to an assembly can be disabled. This situation occurs if a standard part file with the same name but belonging to another family member exists in the storage folder.
File Names must include family-specific identifiers to be unique in Content Center. The File Name expression for custom families must include all custom columns to define unique file names for all custom family members.
To begin, display the Content Center dialog box. Click
Manage tab
Content Center panel
Editor
. Then select a read/write library in the Library View list.
- In the Content Center Editor dialog box, use the Category View mode or Search to locate the category you want to edit.
- Right-click the category, and select File Naming.
- In the File Naming Options dialog box, enter an expression in the File Name Expression text box:
- Click
next to the edit box to display the list of available parameters for the Category. Double-click a parameter to insert it in the file name scheme. - If appropriate, enter allowed characters (separators, and so on).Note: The following characters cannot be used in the file name scheme: \ / : * ? " < > | & { } [ ] %
- Click
- To add the File Name Expression as a prefix or suffix to the current file name, select Add to existing. Then select As prefix or As suffix.
- Click OK to apply the file name schema to all families in the selected category.