CP4. I have a part that I need to do some de-featuring on for FEA. I also want to use different dimensions than the source model. I don't want to save-a-copy of the original model or modify it in any way because it want it linked to the original. In the past, I've done this with a new part that inherits the geometry the original part. I use varied items in the inheritance feature to de-feature (suppress) what I don't need for FEA and to change dimensions.
Having trouble this time. See attached screen shot.
In the child part, there is a feature with a dimension "T". It has a family table and "T" has different tolerances for different instances. The designer set up limit-type dimensions using parameters "T_MIN" and "T_MAX" . There is a part relation T=(T_MIN+T_MAX)/2 to get the "T" geometry to the mean value. The family table includes "T_MIN", "T_MAX" parameters and "T" dimension. Instances have the correct geometry.
The parent part uses an inheritance feature of the generic of the child part. "DS_T" parameter is drive-able by external software. I'm trying to use it to change the "T" dimension in the child part. Varied items won't let me add "T" because it is relation-driven. I made "T_MIN" and "T_MAX" parameters varied items. Trying to drive them with a relation gives "Cannot assign to a part-driven value.".
I've used this technique before to drive a part dimension in a child from the parent. What's different this time is I'm trying to drive a child parameter value from the parent.
What else can I do??
