To Customize the Filename for Inserted Content Center Components
You can edit the filename scheme for families in a category. The filename must be unique for all family members that use the same storage folder specified by the Family Folder Name.
Filenames must include family-specific identifiers to be unique. For example, for custom families, the filename must include all custom columns. When you insert a part family member (part) in an assembly and the filename is not unique, placement of the family member can be disabled.
Click Manage tab
Content Center panel Editor. 
In the Content Center Editor dialog box, select a read/write library in the Library View list.
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 filename scheme.If appropriate, enter allowed characters (separators, and so on).
Note: The following characters cannot be used in the filename scheme: \ / : * ? " < > | & { } [ ] %
To add the File Name Expression as a prefix or suffix to the current filename, select Add to existing. Then select As prefix or As suffix.
Click OK to apply the filename schema to all families in the selected category.
Parent topic: About Customized Content Center Libraries
Related Tasks
- To Work with Content Center Categories
- To Copy Family Data to a Content Center User Library
- To Create a Family Copy in a Content Center User Library
- To Move Content Center Families or Categories
- To View or Modify Content Center Family Tables
- To View or Modify Family Properties
- To Add or Remove Materials in Content Center Library
- To Replace the Template File for a Content Center Family
- To Control Visibility of Work Features for Content Center Parts