Hello
As the title indicates, I am looking to check a sketch dimension of a part in the family table of an assembly.
My goal is to have an assembly in which I control the dimensions of my parts.
The example would be to have a screw and a nut and to control the thickness of my nut in my assembly (Screw+nut) by letting the user put the value he wants.
Julian
The easiest way to do this is to create the configurations at the part level and manage which configuration is used at the assembly level. To see if you want to use a family of parts, it can be wise if there are many possible values and therefore configurations.
you only have one side to manage or several?personally I work in the safes and in each category of safes I have standard dimensions and I can also have them custom-made to simplify the thing I create 1 chest and then I set it up with driveworks Xpress as its I manage the desired dimensions (for me height width depth) and the other parts are modified depending on what I ask
I have a multitude of possible values so basically every millimeter...
That's why I didn't want to go through a family table where I would need to create as many rows as there are cases and make the links for each of them. I have this to repeat with several pieces.
I was also thinking of putting a plan in my assembly controlled by my family table and I link this plan to my piece so that it evolves according to the position of the plan... I can't think of a simpler solution.
I think that for you the easiest way would be to use DriveWorks because you can manage the dimensions thanks to a digital text box (to modify the dimensions) and the drawings are generated according to the dimensions modified.
If you don't know it, here is a video:
http://www.lynkoa.com/store/fr/tutos-formations/formations/initiation-a-driveworks-xpress.html
and a tutorial:
http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/utilisation-de-driveworksxpress
Otherwise, you can edit the part in the assembly and use external references. So when we change the dimension in the assembly, it changes the dimension in the part. And it can be a dimension of a sketch if it's not a real dimension of the assembly.
I finally opted for the plan that I vary in position thanks to the family table and link the value of the dimension of my piece according to the dimension of the plan. This function also allows me to include and exclude components from a certain plane position with the equations.
Indeed, I don't think you can put equations in the family table or you have to create several configurations corresponding to each case and I have too many to manage.
Can you elaborate a little on the procedure to do this @Damoon please?
I just created a tutorial to picture all this. hoping that he is clear and that he does not have too many mistakes.
http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/comment-utiliser-l-editeur-de-propriete-dans-un-model
Great tutorial Damoon but it's not exactly what I want to do.
I solved my problem with the equations linked to the same plane that I use for my family table.
Thank you jbenezet
Ha I think I didn't understand what you wanted then.
Forms works with assembly and drawings. In assemblies it is possible to act on the dimensions inerne to the parts.