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Error with "Variables" in sketch

mitchel_palmer
mitchel_palmer Member Posts: 20 ✭✭
in Community Support
Hi there,

i cant seem to get my variable to work in this sketch. can anyone help?

*i have just saved the file with a numeric value 
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/dfd463c329baadcb71cf923a/w/7641a894ea47965649c0d62c/e/a4d1fb8632ab60571edbb2a6

note i have no problems with using variables in the top plane - see the last sketch at the bottom.

any ideas why i cant use the variable here as indicate?

thanks in advance

mitch


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  • konstantin_shiriazdanov
    konstantin_shiriazdanov Member Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    variable defenition should be done before the feature you want to use variable in, it is just like with any another feature
  • mitchel_palmer
    mitchel_palmer Member Posts: 20 ✭✭
    oh i see, so there is no global variable manager like Solidworks?
  • konstantin_shiriazdanov
    konstantin_shiriazdanov Member Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yes, thought if you define all the variable on the top of the feature tree they all will be avaliable in any feature after that

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