External parameters in assembly

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June 4, 2021
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Hi all
is it possible to link parameters to a notebook or excel in assemblies?
For example i would like to control the angles in this system of linkages (see picture) by changing values in a table.

Best answer by tbraxton

Yes, layouts can be declared to assemblies and skeleton models. The main function of Notebooks is to define global parameters and then propagate them in a top down design. The example I posted above is used to drive multiple internal combustion engine architectures that employ skeletons, assemblies, and mechanism definitions.

With the notebook in session, open a part or assembly.
For a part, click Model Intent ▶ Image Declare. For a part or an assembly, click File ▶ Manage File ▶ Image Declare. The DECLARE menu appears.
Click Declare Nbk. A menu with a list of notebooks active in the current session appears.
Select the name of the notebook to which you want to declare the model. The model now references the notebook

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CreoCarlos

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i am using creo 4.0 commercial license

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Trebla

16-Pearl

Hi CreoCarlos,

You could try from excel from here:

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CreoCarlos

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Turns out excel analysis is quite a good tool for a lot of stuff, thank you !

tbraxton

22-Sapphire II

You can use a Creo Notebook (.lay) file to manage the definition and propagation of parameters to models. You can declare and undeclare the layout to a given model to enable or disable the functionality. Tables are supported in Notebook files.

This is an example of a Notebook used to control multiple parts and assemblies from a table.

Notebook with a table