Dialog: Rename Element

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Dialog: Rename Element

Rename

You can rename all elements.

If you rename an element, you must use the element-icon to identify the element-type. In the Selection-Window and Assembly-Tree, the element-icon is to the left of the element-name.

To Rename an element:

There are three(3) methods to rename an element:

tog_minusMETHOD 1: Rename Element dialog

Use this method if you can select the element in the graphics-area or the Element-Explorer.
Selection-Window: shortcut menu

Selection-Window: shortcut menu

STEP 1:Open the Rename Element dialog:

1.Click the element in the graphics-area or the Assembly-Tree.

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 shortcut menu

The Rename Element dialog is now open.

STEP 2:Enter a “New Name” to replace the “Old Name”:

The Old Name is Line10

1.Enter a New Name

The New Name is CRANK-LENGTH

2.Click OK-tiny-11-15 to close the Rename Element dialog.
Rename dialog

Rename dialog
tog_minusMETHOD 2: Rename the element in its dialog
Rename element: An open dialog

Rename element:
An open dialog

Use this method when a dialog is open:

1.Double-click the element-name at the top of the dialog < see image

2.Enter a new element-name E.g. Coupler-A

3.Press the Enter key (EnterKEy-Simple24-bkg242) on your keyboard.

Unfortunately, not all element-types have a dialog with which to rename the element.
tog_minusMETHOD 3: Rename the element in the Element-Explorer
Rename element: From the Assembly-Tree

Rename element:
From the Assembly-Tree

Do the Windows® method:

1.Click, pause, and click again the element-name in the element-explorer or the Selection-Window

2.Enter a new element-name

3.Press the Enter key (EnterKEy-Simple24-bkg242) on your keyboard

Unfortunately, not all element-types show in the Assembly-Tree or Selection-Window.