Configure Component Names

The Autodesk Inventor Link provides an optional command named Rename Components. This command can be used by Autodesk Inventor users to rename the components shown in the Autodesk Inventor Model pane using the value of a Meridian property. The name may use the following syntax:

<Prefix><PropertyValue><Suffix>

This can be useful if users would prefer to see more meaningful names than the Autodesk Inventor file names. The command is cleared unless the NodeNameProperty setting is configured as described in the following procedure.

To configure component names:

1. In Configurator, expand Environment in the configuration tree and select Application Link Settings.

   The settings for each application link appear in property pages in the right pane.

2. Click the Inventor tab.

   The Autodesk Inventor link's settings page appears in the right pane.

3. Click Edit.

   To export the settings file to your computer, click the Export button. This can be useful if you want to edit the file in another text editor. You can then copy your changes to the Clipboard and paste them into Configurator.

4. Locate the [ModelNodes] section.

   If it does not yet exist, you may create it at the end of the file.

5. Modify the each setting in this section using the descriptions in the following table.

6. Click OK.

Component name settings

Setting	Description
NodeNamePrefix	Prefix string
NodeNameSuffix	Suffix string
NodeNameProperty	Meridian property set and property name
UpdateAfterOpen	Update the component names after a component is opened.
UpdateBeforeSave	Update the component names before a component is saved.

Following are example settings:

[ModelNodes]
NodeNamePrefix=PFX
NodeNameSuffix=SFX
NodeNameProperty=Custom.DocumentNumber
UpdateAfterOpen=N
UpdateBeforeSave=N

For more information on using this command, see Rename Components Using Properties.