Good point. I print straight from my slicer via octoprint so that has never been a concern of mine.
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Corner Top
Corner Bottom
Corner Clamp
Corner Feet
Trucks
XY Carriage
Z Slider
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Saved what I hope is the final edit of the Truck. Off to start the print then pass it off to the approval board.
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Daryl Top means something else too. 
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Well, another reason to swap darryl for dude or core and re-vote.
I agree with frosty’s suggestion on the part naming. I wouldn’t use the limitations of an LCD screen as a deciding factor in part names. How people name and organize their gcode files for printing is kind of up to them. My gcode file names very rarely are the exact same as the much more descriptive stl file name. So I second frosty’s suggestion for naming the stl files. I agree with him that it is better filename organization.
Also, I think “truck” either singular or plural works great for those parts. Each truck is an assembly of various parts. Each axis has two trucks. I think that naming works great.
While I like the name “Core”, I’m not sure about it’s implication as the name of the next MPCNC revision, . It sort of implies to me that the MPCNC is the center of an ecosystem with multiple components. And while that is true in a way considering you can swap out the router for a laser or a drag knife or whatever, wouldn’t that be true for ALL revisions of the MPCNC? As a name for just the center assembly, it works just fine, but then so does “carriage” and that is more of an industry standard term.
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This new center though very much has a core and a few small part that bolt on. But I see the point, I am fine with Center, XY Clamp, Z clamp.
Not sure about naming yet. I slice and go I use the LCD on all my machines, but also I do not mix old with new so the version first seems almost useless after the first few weeks of release.
Lets use the top as an example what would you include and in what order.
We have
Top
Which is part of the Corner, but there are no other “tops” so is corner needed?
Size J, F, C
Mirrored or regular, version
Machine version it fits, Burly
Revision if there were any edits v5
I like, Top Mirrored J v5 Burly, seems in order of importance. Which way would you arrange that?
I’d probably use the following naming convention
Burly J Top Mirrored v5.
You’re right in that if there’s only one top, then you shouldn’t need additional designators.
I like your thoughts on this too. The name ‘core’ means something similar to me too.
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I think Core as the name of the center section works great (it’s my second choice after “carriage”). It is “Core” as the name of the whole machine (following Burly) that I think is a little iffy.
I use the LCD screen on my printers too, but I’m typically going to print in batches of parts so the gcode filename is not going to be the same as a single part file name. It’s going to be “MPCNC_Feet.gcode” or “MPCNC_Corner.gcode” even more generic like “MPCNC_Batch2.gcode”. But when I refer back to the STLs, it’s nice to have them well organized by name. So if I want to put all the corner parts in my slicer, it’s easy to do so without jumping around the file listing to hunt them down.
I see the parts divided into 3 “families” of parts. Corners, Trucks (I think that that name is sticking), and Core/Carriage/Center whatever.
The overall hierarchy as I see it is Machine - Revision - Format (tube size) - Family - Part - Variant.
Ex: MPCNC - Burly - C (23.5mm) - Corner - Bottom - Mirrored.
Long Filename: Burly_C_Corner_Bottom_Mirrored.stl
Or at the very minimum, using folders for different revisions and formats as sane people should do: Corner_Bottom_Mirrored.stl
Ultimately, however, this is an extremely minor issue and only a matter of personal opinion having minimal to no impact on anything! LOL
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Also I’ll add, I’m a believer if there is a handy diagram that identifies them all, then the names matter much less.
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I have been digging through my files I think I can put together a timeline of some sort.
Dont use the LCD for much I slice and give the g-code number is order of print 1. 2. 3. Ect the names dont helpin a part screws up I identify it and reprint it if wish a multiple or reprint. 1. 2. 3. Ect
Heh, and for those of us that have tools on seperate Zs we can create an “Eject_Core.gcode” to run it up out of the nut.
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Just a single letter for multiple piece parts would be fine. T top, M middle, B bottom, L left, R right (if mirrored pieces) Keeps the file names short. Thingiverse is a pain in the ass for not showing full file names too. So a Corner set would be called MPCNC Barney (or whatever) Corner TC (top, 3/4" conduit)
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Damn…
Have you been drinking my whisk??
Hey, how about MPCNC “Carnage” for a c-name…
Just got done reading through the thread, but wanted to verify. Existing conduit will yield same build area with the new setup?
I have been eyeing a build for quite a while, and literally just ordered SS tube for a burly build and came here to order up a kit… SURPRISE 
Printer is still banging PPE and I hadn’t started on parts yet, so no worries there. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t have to try and get a hold of my steel supplier to change my order.
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Welcome, Doc Brown! 
Unless you have very tight tolerances, and need every mm of work area, there should be no problem. It’s not going to change the work area in any significant way. Maybe even gain some room, if what Ryan muses about the yet again re-worked tool mount bears fruit. It’s also still a work in progress, so I wouldn’t worry too much, especially while you’re still printing PPE for our national heroes.
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