MWAutoNumber for MechWorks PDM Automation.

AutoNumber Format Options – Configurations Tab

The following two figures display the SolidWorks configuration tab, before and after the Save-As process for a component that has three internal configurations. Please note that the configuration that was previously named “ Default ” during the initial Save-As process is the configuration that is assigned the same exact value as the physical file ( ENG_00687 ): The following figure displays the three managed configuration records within MechWorks PDM for the specific file. Notice that they were each assigned a unique [ ID ] and [ CONFIGURATION ] based on the AutoNumber Format scheme.

NOTE: For the above example, the user selected the same exact AutoNumber Format for all three configurations. Since the option to [X] Default Configuration Assigned just Part Number is active, the “ Default ” configuration was renamed to match the assigned part number. The other managed configurations were renamed based on the File Name ( ENG_00687 ) from the selected AutoNumber Format scheme, followed by the “ -( “ defined from the Prefix option, followed by its original configuration name ( 001 , 002 ), followed by the “ ) ” defined from the Postfix option. Continuing to insert new configurations into the component will allow the user to select the same AutoNumber Format .

The following two figures show that the user has added a configuration into the file:

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