Using an Extrusion to Drive an Equation?
Using an Extrusion to Drive an Equation?
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Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I'm encountering? I'm working on a bridge design in which I have multiple parts in an assembly. What I have been doing is using the dimension of one part to govern the dimension of another part via the equations tool. For example, the OD of a certain rod controls the ID in the plate it mates to. I.e.:
"D1@Sketch1@10219.Part" = "D1@Sketch2@10223.Part" + .125
This method has been working very well, however, now I am trying to write an equation that is based on the length of a part that has been extruded (a beam), and I can't find a name for the length dimension of the extrusion (I drew a cross section of the beam and extruded it lenthwise). Can anyone help out with this problem? Thanks a bunch.
Don
I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I'm encountering? I'm working on a bridge design in which I have multiple parts in an assembly. What I have been doing is using the dimension of one part to govern the dimension of another part via the equations tool. For example, the OD of a certain rod controls the ID in the plate it mates to. I.e.:
"D1@Sketch1@10219.Part" = "D1@Sketch2@10223.Part" + .125
This method has been working very well, however, now I am trying to write an equation that is based on the length of a part that has been extruded (a beam), and I can't find a name for the length dimension of the extrusion (I drew a cross section of the beam and extruded it lenthwise). Can anyone help out with this problem? Thanks a bunch.
Don






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