Configurable Variable in Part Name

sam_ettinger011

I have a part that uses configuration variables (an extrusion length for 8020) and I would like the part name to update with the variable length in it. Does this feature script exist? I found a feature script for "part number", but haven't found one for "part name". 

John_McCormick

I don't think that you have to depend on feature-script for this.  In the configuration panel, there is a second tab where you can add a part number (and other variables) to configurations.  This is available for both assemblies and parts.

MichaelPascoe

@Evan_Reese created a feature for naming parts. It may be useful for this.
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/13832/configure-part-name-feature

sam_ettinger011

@Evan_Reese @MichaelPascoe when I tried clicking his link, I got this error message, "Failed to load document for version. Resource does not exist, or you do not have permission to access it."

MichaelPascoe

Interesting, the link is working for me.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f4d470584fdeef9603415532/v/be3811a14225d4487f9a3eb5/e/acddbbed81af3772a07adf21

sher1ock

That is exactly what I need, but for some reason it won't work on a sheet metal model. If I select any other part it works fine, but when the sheet metal part is selected, it doesn't actually rename it...

NeilCooke

A sheet metal part is not a real “part” unless it has been “finished”. Create a Finish sheet metal part feature then try. 

billy2

@sam_ettinger011

Did you get this working? I too want 8020 lengths in an assembly BOM. I'm not sure feature script will do it since it's stuck in a partstudio. I was hoping for something in an assembly that can interpret various instances in the assembly and tell me a config value based on an instance and then have it show up in the BOM.

michael_hudzik

I am trying to do exactly what @billy2 mentioned. I've seen some posts about people requesting an "Assembly Script". 

I have an assembly with several... several (>100) configuration combinations. I was hoping to build a smart string for the part number based on the configuration parameters but I am struggling to figure something out. As of right now, for my assembly, the only way I know how to populate all of the part numbers is to hard code them for each configuration. I need to do this because when exporting these assemblies to a PLM (e.g. Duro), I want the PLM to catch that the part already exists and not have someone create a new part number for an existing assembly. 

To me, this is the single most important reason of being able to build a smart string in the part number field of an assembly.

cc: @alan_baljeu