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Inoram14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
April 21, 2014
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Can you use a assembly parameter(or relation) in multiple parts?

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I am trying to figure out how to set a parameter in the main assembly and have it adjust multiple part models.

In other words, I have a part number for an assembly and I am using Extrude > Text to put the number on a bunch of parts.

I thought this would be simple but I tried a bunch of parameter/relation things and searched the forum and help files a bit, and I do not see a simple answer.

Even if you have to do some kind of link in each part model, that's fine. Once I set it up, I am going to make full copies of everything a bunch of times and then start modifying things.

thanks


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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
April 21, 2014

Matt, it is not apparent only because there are several ways to do this.

The 1st method would be to use the top-down modeling approach where you activate a part in an assembly and you create features associated with other parts in your assembly. This is probably the fastest way you can get yourself into trouble, but with proper discipline, you can make good headway using this technique. One tip I will give you is to have a single "skeleton" model that has all your interfaces in it, and only use that one part to make external relations with.

Next you have flexible models in your assembly. You can tie features to your assembly through a table. And you can control some of those features with relations and parameters.

The method you refer to directly is similar to the 1st but you explicitly tie part parameters to other part parameters through the assembly. Remember that you can pick up sub-component parameters from the relations dialog ... use the [ ] button and using the "Insert" option

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Inoram14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
April 21, 2014

ok thanks for the help, I tried again real quick, it all leads back to the same thing. It appears it would work in reverse (parts driving assembly), but not assembly driving parts. I'm sure it work, there is just something I am not doing right.

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
April 21, 2014

Care to post images of exactly what you want to achieve? I can make a quick video of a way to do it.

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