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Configuration name as option for export rules
felix_fischer992
Member Posts: 7 EDU
Please correct me if I am mistaken, but I think this is not currently possible.
I would like to be able to add the configuration as a suffix when exporting, via an export rule.
I am aware that I can change individual part names using the "Configured properties" option, however I frequently find myself wanting to export all the parts of a Part Studio simultaneously.
When exporting an entire Part Studio, there seems to be no easy way to automatically add the configuration name to the resulting file name.
Does anyone know of a workaround for this, or is this simply not a feature that is currently available?
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Configuration name only makes sense if you design all your models with a single configuration list parameter. Otherwise it is not very straightforward what the name of the configuration should be.
You can always create a new computed property and update it based on your input configuration parameter values and use that in the export rule.
Or you can use something like the "property explorer" FS and a configured variable to append that information to the name or description (or any property…)
I came her looking for how to do this (use configuration name in export rules).
To me this seems a very obvious use case and a basic need for configuration/revision control, value add if not required in any professional CAD use case, where its often necessary to trace back from a part as-built/as-tested to the source CAD, for everything from root cause analysis to verification to revision.
I use onshape exclusively for 3d print modeling, which means my exports are only parts. To get around this limitation I use
by renaming parts based on the configuration.
It's not perfect, but at least it works with useless onshape's export naming mess.
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