RENAME Creo Models and Drawings from Excel

Overview

This video demonstrates how to rename Creo model files and their associated drawings in bulk using Nitro-BOM and an Excel spreadsheet. Renaming files in Creo is notoriously tricky because of the dependency relationships between assemblies, parts, and drawings — renaming a part must also update every assembly that references it and any associated drawing files. Nitro-BOM handles this complexity by reading a rename mapping from Excel (old name → new name) and executing the renames while maintaining all assembly references and drawing associations. The video covers how to set up the rename mapping in Excel, how Nitro-BOM processes the renames to preserve file relationships, and how to verify that assemblies still reference the correct components after renaming. This feature is invaluable during part number migrations, naming convention changes, or when transitioning models from prototype to production numbering schemes.

Key Steps

1. Export the current BOM to get a list of all model names in the assembly
2. In Excel, create a mapping of old names to new names
3. Configure Nitro-BOM for the Rename Models operation
4. Execute the rename to update model and drawing filenames
5. Verify that assembly references are intact and drawings are correctly associated
6. Save all affected models to persist the changes

Tips

• Always work on a copy of your data when performing bulk renames
• Verify that new names comply with your organization's naming conventions before executing
• Nitro-BOM handles the dependency chain — assemblies referencing renamed parts are updated automatically