Rename Objects

At the top of the command pane there is the ability to load and save a settings file. Once you have populated the command with the appropriate settings you can save it in a file that can be reloaded in the future.

Basic Mode:

1. Click in the Entity selection field and then in a graphic view select the objects which you want to add a prefix and/or suffix to. Click Options for additional selection options.
2. In Rename, enter a Prefix and/or Suffix as required.
3. Check the Move to layer option to move the renamed objects to a new layer.
4. Click Apply to rename the objects.

Advanced Mode:

1. Click in the Entity selection field and then in a graphic view select the objects which you want to rename. Click Options for additional selection options.
2. In Remove, input any text you would like to remove from the objects name. This can be a whole word or single characters. Note: this is case sensitive. For points it relates to the “Point ID” and for linestrings it relates to the “Name”.
3. In New name, input the text to rename the object to and/or use the place holders to change the name based on the object’s properties. Note: for the attribute place holder {attribute x} input the attribute name in place of the x e.g. {attribute Diameter}. If you use the {name} placeholder and have removed characters in the “Remove” section above, then the updated name will be used.
4. Check None to keep the objects on their current layers.
5. Check the Move to layer option to move the renamed objects to a new layer.
6. Or check Create new layers and input a new layer name where you can use the place holders to populate the name based on the object’s properties. Note: If you use a {name} placeholder then the value used will be whatever the name of the object is after the rename has been performed.
7. Click Apply to rename the objects.

Placeholders
To add a placeholder you must use one of the options linked here.