Flexibility, Assembly, and Associated Parameters - How?

[WilliamMcHargue]

Hello, I am trying to have the value of a parameter (defined as a varied or "flexible" item) within a part be assigned the value of a parameter in an assembly the part is placed in. I have set the "Assoc. Param" field for the component's varied item parameter to be the name of a parameter in the assembly, but the varied item parameter does not take up the assembly's parameter's value--it uses the "new value" in the varied item row. I've looked everywhere I can think of for more details on exactly how these "associated parameters" are supposed to work, but they just don't do what I think they are supposed to do. Anyone have experience with them, or know where I should look? Many Thanks, Bill.

[WilliamMcHargue]

(Addendum: I am using Wildfire 3.0, M130)

[ptc-1181807]

I've not run across this yet, but try writing a relation at the assembly level, making sure to get the component ID right of the parameter on the left side of the equation.

[ptc-600035]

Bill You must write the relation that drives the parameter for the component and not for the assembly. In the assembly: Tools -> Relations -> (Look in) Component -> select component whit associative parameter -> write the relation between the associative parameter and the assembly parameter -> ok -> Edit -> Regenerate Nicola

[ptc-230676]

http://www.ptc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2078&highlight=flexible

[WilliamMcHargue]

Frank, Nicola, Hugo, Thank you for your posts, it was just what I needed to make this work. The vocabulary within Pro/E sometimes is ambiguous. "Associated Parameter" to me meant that it would associate an assembly parameter with the component's flexible parameter. What really is happening is that a new name is associated with the component's flexible parameter, for the purpose of assignment. I made the associated parameter names the same as the component's flexible parameter names so they are easy to remember, but I can see where different names would be useful if there were conflicts with assembly parameter names. Again, thank you very much. I hope I can return the favor in this forum. Regards, Bill.