Inter Part Studio Variables

EtDus

Good morning fellow OS users and staff,

I am wondering this morning the reason why this feature does not exist already in Onshape. In every other CAD softwares I have use so far, there is a way to import and link expressions (in this case variable) between parts and documents. 

Since we can easily derive features from other part studio (and therefore linking them), I am wondering how hard it would be to code the importation of variables from other part studio.

This would be so useful and allow for easier updating in assembly.


Looking forward to hearing about this

matthew_stacy

@EtDus I wholeheartedly agree that some form of global variables accessible over all document tabs, and even other documents, would be incredibly useful.  I'd also like to see variables extended to Assemblies.

As a foundation for the functionality that you propose, I would like to first have addressable sketch and feature parameters (e.g. "D2@Sketch7" or "D1@Extrude3" in SolidWorks).   The only existing, relevant OS tools I am aware of are:

• Variables,
• Cofiguration variables, and
  
• Measure Value (feature script)

This seems like a meaty enough topic that the OS development team might be well served to conscript an advisory team from the user community to scope out functionality based on likely use scenarios.