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add ability to convert variables to variable studio
david_lang457
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you can currently open the variables section on the right in a drawing and see variable studios and the variables, but moving variables from one to the other is manual. there is an ability to copy a table, but not to paste a table into the other type and no ability to rightclick a variable and move it to a different table.
I tend to create variables as I go along in the design, but then find later that it would be useful to have them in a variable studio if the design get complex enough to need multiple parts studios (including design in context) and/or share variables into assemblies
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I think this could be a handy functionality.
You may already be aware, but you can create a variable of the same name in the variable studio and then delete them in the original part studio and it should work. For example if you made #wallThickness in a part studio, but then decided it's best for a whole project, you could also make #wallThickness in the Variable Studio and delete the variable feature (so it doesn't overwrite the variable studio). This isn't too bad of a workflow for one variable here and there, but would be a pain for a lot at once.
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yep, that's exactly what I was doing. when you add a variable to the variable studio you have to enter the variable name, hit enter, which goes to the next line, then you need to go back up and set the details for the variable (which can be a nasty calculation, so cut-n-paste)
as you say, not a big deal for one variable, but I had 20+ to do (I tend to make lots of variables, both to show design intent and to allow for fiddling with the design)
Found this improvement request: https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/21737/pulling-part-studio-variable-out-to-variable-studio