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Disable/enable a Frame Tool frame using variables

Richard_InvRichard_Inv Member Posts: 18 PRO
Say have configurable gate with varying widths controlled by a configuration, and I want the middle stile to not generate when the length  of the gate is less than 4500mm.
Is there a way to have a Frame not initialise until another measurement is 'true'? 

Answers

  • martin_kopplowmartin_kopplow Member Posts: 505 PRO
    That should be possible, since features can be suppressed by variables and configs. The not-to-be-generated style would have to be built as an independent object, so it could be suppressed or unsuppressed without disturbing other elements of the design.
  • Richard_InvRichard_Inv Member Posts: 18 PRO
    edited December 2023
    martin_kopplow said:
    That should be possible, since features can be suppressed by variables and configs. The not-to-be-generated style would have to be built as an independent object, so it could be suppressed or unsuppressed without disturbing other elements of the design.
    Thanks, basically then what I want in that case for a particular Frame feature (in this case) to be suppressed when the user enters a distance greater than 4500 as the Width configuration
    Fairly new to variables/configurations so unsure what the optimal way to achieve it would be
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