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Hello,
I am trying to make a table driven pattern where the copies are located relative to the pattern leader or driven by other model parameters. If I enter a parametric relationship, it appears that Creo evaluates the equation and replaces it with a constant.
For example, a datum point located at x = 1.5, y = 1 (symbolic names are x_dim and y_dim, respectively) being patterned:
! idz x_dim(1.5) y_dim(1)
2 * y_dim + 1
3 * y_dim + 6
4 * -y_dim
becomes this when I reopen the table:
! idz x_dim(1.5) y_dim(1)
2 * 2
3 * 7
4 * -1
It appears that I could write a relation to drive these, but it seems a little cubersome.
Thanks, Rich
I would put it in the relations, add a parameter for the value being added and the resultant dimension, then add those parameters to the family table. So, you'd have a column for the value of y, then a column for the value added (1, 6, etc.), then a column that would simply show the result (non-editable, just for display). I've done this kind of stuff in the past. You have to split it up, but it's easily done.