Breaking a component

1  On starting the command from Modify Component Break, you are prompted to select a component. Click on the component you want to break.
2 As soon as you select the component:
  • If it contains no variables, it is immediately broken.
  • If it contains some variables, in the case the model already contains variables with the same names the Break Component dialog box is displayed, including the following options:

    In file Displays the total number of variables contained in the model
    Duplicated names Displays the number of variables whose name is duplicated
    Self driven auto rename When checked, duplicated variables are automatically renamed and you don't need to select any other option for renaming variables
    Keep original names Keeps the duplicated variable names unchanged
    AutoRename Renames the duplicated variables by automatically adding a visible prefix consisting of the letter "N", a sequence number and the "_" character. For example, if the original variable was "A", the duplicated one might be "N1_A".
    You can specify the number of digits of the sequence number by typing or selecting its value in the Digits in numeric prefixes (min) box. In the previous example, if the number of digits was set to 4, the duplicated variable name would be "N0001_A".
    AutoRename (hide) Renames the duplicated variables by adding a prefix consisting of the character "$", a sequence number and the "_" character. Variables with this kind of prefix are visible in the model/drawing, but they are not in the spreadsheet. For example, if the original variable was "A", the duplicated one might be "$1_A".
    You can specify the number of digits of the sequence number by typing or selecting its value in the AutoRename (hide) box. In the previous example, if the number of digits was set to 4, the duplicated variable name would be "$0001_A".
    Add prefix Renames the duplicated variables using the prefix you specify inside the Pre/Suffix. For example, if you type the word "XYZ" inside the Pre/Suffix box and the original variable was "A", the duplicated one will be "XYZ_A".
    Add suffix Renames the duplicated variables using the suffix you specify inside the Pre/Suffix. For example, if you type the word "XYZ" inside the Pre/Suffix box and the original variable was "A", the duplicated one will be "A_XYZ".
    Throw away Removes the duplicated variables and replaces them with their static values.
Note that if the component had been positioned using some mating constraints and the component includes more than one solid/component, the mating event is removed and a warning message is displayed.
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