You can rename any model instance that has been loaded into an assembly. Particularly when your assembly contains multiple copies of a model instance based on the same master model, renaming the model instance copies can help you keep track of where each copy is used in the assembly.
To rename a model instance:
- Right-click on the desired model instance copy in the Model Explorer tree.
- Select Rename
from the drop-down menu that appears.
- Type the new name for the instance copy in the New Model Name dialog that appears, then click OK.
Note: If more appropriate for your needs, you may want to use branching rather than renaming the instances. Branching saves a copy of an instance's referenced master model under a new name/location, and automatically switches the instance's dependency to that new master model. Branching is useful when you want two or more versions of a very similar model.
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