Rename Command

Menu: Format > Rename ()

Keyboard: RENAME


Allows to Change the names assigned to named objects (layers, dimension styles, blocks, named UCS, Viewports, ...).

Dialog box:


Named Objects: Contains the named objects list that you can manage.

Items: Displays items of the objects specified in Named Object.

Jolly Characters: Allows to use the jolly characters to filter the objects.


Filter - Exact: Allows to select items relating the exactly typed string.

Filter - Contains: Allows to select items that contains the typed string (you can use Jolly characters).

Filter - Starts with: Allows to select items that start with the typed string.

Filter - Ends with: Allows to select items that end with the typed string.


Modification - Rename/Replace: Specifies the new name for the item.

Modification - Prepend/Append: Allows to prepend or append a customized string to the selected items.


RENAME button: Allows to apply the selected modification.