Windchill Preferences for Naming and Numbering

The following preferences control the parameter-driven Naming and Numbering policy when using Windchill Workgroup Manager. The following table shows the various Naming and Numbering parameters. By default, these properties have no assignedvalue:

Parameter	Value type
AutoAssociate Naming Parameter	String
AutoAssociate Numbering Parameter	String
Naming Parameter	String
Numbering Parameter	String

You can use the Naming and Numbering parameters for an existing document during Import, Save to Workspace, or Save As operations. You can use the numbering parameter for the File > New command in SOLIDWORKS only when the CAD Document file name is not autonumbered from Windchill.

When a Numbering Parameter is used with configuration parts, then the value of the numbering parameter must be different for each instance. You can do this by adding the numbering parameter as a Configuration column in the Summary Information table (File > Properties), and provide a different number value for each instance.

Preference Name	Default Value	Description
Auto Associate Truncate Name File Extension	No	When the value of this preference is set to Yes, the file extensions are omitted from the name and number attribute while creating parts using the Auto Associate Parts; for example, SLDPRT, or SLDASM.
Auto Associate Truncate Number File Extension	No
Upload Drop Name File Extension	No	When the value of this preference is set to Yes, the file extensions are omitted from the name and number attributes for new CAD documents created in SOLIDWORKS and saved to the Workspace. When the preference is set to No and OIR is enabled, an extension, taken from the template file, is added to the generated number. Both the Number and Name are inherited from the model for Drawings and other dependent types.
Upload Drop Number File Extension	No
Synchronize Number and File Name	Yes	When the value of this preference is set to Yes, the file name and number are same for new files.
Inherit Model File Name	Yes	When the value of this preference is set to Yes, drawing files inherit the file name and number from the related model, instead of having their own file name.