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Link equations to custom properties?

Link equations to custom properties?

Link equations to custom properties?

(OP)
I should be able to find this myself, but can't...

First, I know you can link a dimension value to a custom property--what's the format (what do you put in the custom property field)?

Next, can you do the same thing with an equation (variable)?  Say I have an equation A = B * C; can I get "A" into a custom property?  I tried putting =A and ="A" in there with no success.

Help? Thanks,

Brian

RE: Link equations to custom properties?

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First, I know you can link a dimension value to a custom property--what's the format (what do you put in the custom property field)?
No need to know the format ... just highlight the custom properties Value field & then click on the dimension.

RE: Link equations to custom properties?

Quote:

Say I have an equation A = B * C; can I get "A" into a custom property?
Not directly from the equation, but the dimension that "A" represents can be inserted into the Custom Properties as per my previous post.

RE: Link equations to custom properties?

(OP)
Sweet!  I did as you said, and voila!  There was the value I wanted.

But wait, there's more!  You actually CAN link an equation's result to a custom property, using this format:

"name@PARTNAME.SLDPRT"

where "name" is the name of the equation ("A" in my example) and PARTNAME.SLDPRT is the name of the file containing the equation.  Using this method, I don't have to go through the dimension to get the equation value.  Try it!

Thanks for the help,

Brian

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