getting rid of purple dimensions automatically?

[lylebeidler]

I'm working on automated models for configure-to-order products, and many of
our parts have features that will be suppressed, depending on input
parameters. So the drawing has to have dimensions for these features. When
we go to print the drawing, if the features are suppressed, the dimensions
that had been there for the features that are suppressed are now, of course,
unregenerated & therefore purple.



Currently, we must manually select the unwanted dims & get rid of them.

Is there a way to magically get rid of these dimensions?



(note that this is one more reason to use shown dimensions instead of
created whenever possible - the shown dimensions simply go away. Only the
created ones become unregenerated)

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Lyle Beidler
MGS Inc
178 Muddy Creek Church Rd
Denver PA 17517
717-336-7528
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[BobFrindt]

We have used programming in the drawing mode for this type of application
and it works pretty well. Views can be relocated, or omitted. Dimensions,
notes, etc can be blanked and unblanked.
here is a link to some more detailed info.

[lylebeidler]

Thanks, Bob. That does the trick!



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Lyle Beidler
MGS Inc
178 Muddy Creek Church Rd
Denver PA 17517
717-336-7528
Fax 717-336-0514
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<">http://www.mgsincorporated.com>

[lylebeidler]

Thanks to Bob Frindt for this link to a how to on drawing mode programs.

The function that has been most useful for our configurator-driven models is
this: it allows you to set a drawing state, whereby you move or hide views,
dims, etc, then add a condition to the program similar to this:

IF FEAT_SUPPRESSED(<part number=">, <feat_id>)

SET STATE <name of=" drawing=" state=">

ENDIF





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