Rename External Fabricator ( Utility Functions )
- The Rename External Fabricator utility can be used to change the name of an external Fabricator only. You cannot use this utility to change the name of your current Fabricator or any other Fabricator that is stored in your current Job .
- An "external" Fabricator is a legacy, pre-v2015 Fabricator that is stored in the
fabs folder that is stored in the data directory used by your current version of this program.
- It is "external" to your current Job , whereas those Fabricators that can be used in a Job are stored in that Job. Preference choices from external Fabricators can be copied for use in Jobs, for example, when you Home > " Change Active Job " > " New ..." to create a new Job.
- The new copy of the external Fabricator will be given that same name as the original, but will be stored in the new project. You can also copy an external Fabricator when you create a new Fabricator .
- Step-by-step instructions
Also see :
- Current Fabricator (cannot be renamed using Rename External Fabricator )
- Rename Job (a similar utility)
- Rename Project Items (a similar utility)
- Change Fabricator ( Rename External Fabricator affects Fabricator selection for)
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1 . Start the Rename External Fabricator utility:
1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Rename > Rename External Fabricator . If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Rename External Fabricator window opens.
Original fabricator name: The file name of the to-be-renamed external Fabricator . Tip : Press the " file " browse button (
) to open a selection dialog with a list of all external Fabricators . Double-click to select any Fabricator that is listed.
New fabricator name: The file name (up to 64 characters) that you want to replace the " Original fabricator name " entered above. Fabricator file names can be made up of letters and/or numbers with "_" or "." used as optional separators. The new Fabricator must be the only Fabricator file with that name.
Alternative 1 : Press " OK " to continue. Go to step 3.
Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to end the Rename External Fabricator operation without renaming the Fabricator.
3 . One of the following happens:
Possibility 1 : The Fabricator is renamed as you specified, and you get a message saying that the Fabricator has been " successfully renamed ." Press the " OK " button.
Possibility 2 : The Fabricator is not renamed because another Fabricator with the same name as the " New fabricator name " already exists. You get a message saying, " New Fabricator name must be an unique name ." Press the " OK " button and go back to step 2.
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