What's New: 2021
The Mirror Components: File Names, or Copy Components: File Names dialog box specifies names for part and assembly files created with the Mirror or Copy command. Learn how to specify the folder structure of copied components here.
- Access
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Mirrored Components:
Ribbon:
Assemble tab
Pattern panel
Mirror
When the components to mirror are selected, click Next in the Mirror Components dialog box to open the Mirror Components: File Names dialog box.
Copied Components: Ribbon: Assemble tab
Pattern panel
Copy
When the components to copy are selected, click OK in the Copy Components dialog box to open the Copy Components: File Names dialog box.
- Name
- Lists all components created by the mirror (or copy) operation. Repeated components are shown only once.
- New Name
- Lists names of new files. Click a name to edit. Right-click in the New Name column, and select Find to search in listed file names. Select Replace to find and replace a string in listed file names.
If a name exists, new file names are enumerated sequentially until a unique name is defined.
- File Location
- Specifies where the new file is saved. Source Path is the default and means that the file is saved at the same location as the original component. Right-click to change the setting to Workspace or User Path. To specify the User Path, click the file location, and then type the path or browse for the desired folder.
- Status
- Indicates if the new file name is valid. Names created automatically have a white background, manually renamed files have a yellow background, and name conflicts are shown with a red background.
- New File
- Indicates the new file name is valid, and does not exist in the file location.
- Reuse Existing
- Indicates that the file name is already used in the file location, but is a valid name for the selected components. Assembly components can be reused, however the entire assembly must be like the source assembly. Reusing parts has no restrictions.
- Name Conflict
- Indicates that the file name exists in the file location (for assemblies). Can indicate that there is another instance of the same source assembly with the same name.
- Naming Scheme
- Renames selected components in the Name column with a specified Prefix or Suffix after you click Apply. The default suffix is _MIR for mirrored components and _CPY for copied components. Select Increment to name numbered files incrementally. If you previously manually changed a name, it is overwritten. Click Revert to return to previous version of name.
- Component Destination
- Specifies the destination of the mirrored or copied components.
- Insert in Assembly
- The default option places all new components as peer objects in the top-level assembly
- Open in New Window
- Opens a new window with the new assembly containing all mirrored components.
- Return to Selection
- Returns to the Mirror Components dialog box, where you can select components.