Design Table and Equations
Design Table and Equations
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Hey Everyone,
I have a part where many things patterns, cuts etc. are linked through equations, so that you only have to update one number and it will update many features, to a different extent and while referencing sizes/dimensions contained within the part as well.
However it is a little slow and also impermanent to change the 5 or so driving equations by hand and saving each configuration. Is there a way to reference the equation variable that I want to change from the table? Any ideas of what that callout would be? For a more specific example I have one equation that is "height"=20 (or whatever). Ideally I want to make the design table column height, and set different configurations at different heights from that one number, despite the number being in a complicated relationship to the part.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Xander
I have a part where many things patterns, cuts etc. are linked through equations, so that you only have to update one number and it will update many features, to a different extent and while referencing sizes/dimensions contained within the part as well.
However it is a little slow and also impermanent to change the 5 or so driving equations by hand and saving each configuration. Is there a way to reference the equation variable that I want to change from the table? Any ideas of what that callout would be? For a more specific example I have one equation that is "height"=20 (or whatever). Ideally I want to make the design table column height, and set different configurations at different heights from that one number, despite the number being in a complicated relationship to the part.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Xander






RE: Design Table and Equations
Have you investigated the use of DriveWorks or DriveWorks Express?
RE: Design Table and Equations
Also I have not used drive works or drive works express, but I will look into that, although this seems like something that solidworks must be able to do, and that would be much simpler (for all the parts I handle) to do in solidworks.
Thanks,
Xander
RE: Design Table and Equations
This is a limitation. You cannot transfer equation variables into a design table. What you can do is input all your information and do all your math in the design table. And as CBL you could look into DriveWorksXpress.
cheers,
RE: Design Table and Equations
Thank you again,
Xander
RE: Design Table and Equations
Just one way to get around the variable / design table limitations
Jason
SolidWorks 2007 SP4.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: Design Table and Equations