Rename
After you rename an element, identify the element-type with its icon to the left of the element-name in the Element Explorer and ,
How to Rename an Element:
There are three(3) methods:
Method 1 applies to all elements that you can click in the Graphic-Area, and .
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 Selection-Window: contextual-menu |
STEP 1:Select the element:
1.Click an element, in the graphic-area or the Element-Explorer.
The element is now in the Selection-Window.
In the Selection-Window:
2.Right-click the element that you want to rename
3.Click Rename element in the contextual-menu |
The Rename dialog-box is now open.
STEP 2:Enter a New Name to replace the Old Name:
1.Enter a New Name (Top-Tip: Add a Letter to the end of the new-name. e.g. NewName-A and not NewName-1)
In this case, the new name for the Line is: Gear-Centre-Line-A
2.Click  to close the Rename dialog-box. |
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 Rename element:
With the Rename dialog-box |
 Rename element:
From inside dialog-box |
A dialog-box is open:
1.Double-click the element-name at the top of the dialog-box < see image
2.Enter a new element-name E.g. Coupler-A
3.Press the Enter key ( ) on your keyboard. |
Unfortunately, not all element-types have a dialog-box with which you can rename the element.
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 Rename element:
From the Assembly-Tree |
Do the Windows® method:
1.Click, pause, click the element-name (in the Assembly-Tree or the Selection-Window)
2.Enter a new element-name
3.Press the Enter key () on your keyboard |
Unfortunately, not all element-types show in the Assembly-Tree.
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