Building a New Unique Reference

 This task shows you how to build a new unique reference. A unique reference is considered unique because it acquires certain unique values once you place it. This command is useful when you make a copy of your design, but you want to change values/features in one or more parts in that copied design. If you change the original part then the change will take effect in both documents. If you make a new unique reference then the change will only take effect in that  document.
If the command button is not in your toolbar you can add it by following these steps: Click Tools - Customize, select Command tab - All Commands. Select Build New Unique Reference and drag it into a toolbar.
  • The project resource management resource UniqueReferencePartNumberOptions determines the part number for the newly created unique part. In this resource, if you enter 1 in the Location field then the name of the placed part will be derived from the design table. If you enter 2 then the name will be derived from the object naming rules.
  • The project resource management resource UniqueReferenceFileNameOptions determines the file name for the newly created unique part.
    If UniqueReferenceFileNameOptions's Location is set to "1", the new file name is the same as the new part number.
    If UniqueReferenceFileNameOptions's Location is set to "2" then the following happens:
    For file based parts: the new file name is the original name plus a new unique ID. Users may want to rename it when saving the new documents.
    For Enovia based parts: the original file name is used. Users can rename the document when saving or save it with the same name. In the latter case Enovia will attach a [*] to the name, where * is a number.

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 Open your document and select the Product under which it resides.
2. Click the Build New Unique Reference button . The List of Unique References dialog box displays, showing the unique parts in your document.
3. Select the part (you can select more than one) for which you want to make a new reference and click Apply and/or OK. The reference is created. The 'old' reference is deleted and replaced with the reference you just created. All existing connections and relations are maintained in the new reference. You need to save your changes.