Variables in Configuration

turan_aydin

Hello,
Is there any "trick" to assign Variables to the values in Configuration table or this is not implemented yet? 
 

NeilCooke

What are you trying to do?

ilya_baran

Configuring variable values should work -- configure them like you would any other feature (e.g., edit the variable, right click on the field where you would enter the variable value and click "Configure").

3dcad

@ilya_baran
I think @turan_aydin wanted to use variable in configuration table as value.

NeilCooke

In that case, yes. Just put # before the variable name in a cell. 

jerome_goyet

Hello, 

About configuration variables, I'm currently facing the follwing issue :

With reference to this document (part studio 1 _ version B2_janv2018) : https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9181221e67016abc6e611600/w/1177aed0fb69afc9f9fdb1bf/e/5d9c264a121f1f416843aa28

in the linear pattern 2 feature, the instance account is set with the '#nbr_ventaux' variable; this variable is defined in the configuration variables.
Graphically, this linear pattern works correctly when the variable is set to less than 5; then, when it is greater than 4, only 4 instances are displayed.

I cannot figure out if it is an issue related to the variable or a video generation issue ?

Would you have any hints about that kind of issue ?

Many thanks

NeilCooke

@jerome_goyet the issue is with your transform feature. As more instances are added, the transform feature does not know about them. You can change the variable to the maximum value it will ever be and add the extra instances to your transform feature. This should have been modelled in meters from the start.

jerome_goyet

Got it!! Many thanks for your prompt response!

turan_aydin

yes @3dcad, I want to set variables in configuration table , but @NeilCooke I'm not getting how to do it. Example , I have prism  L100 x H50 x D25.
And I want to define it as L = 100 , H=L/2 , D=H/2

kevin_o_toole_1

@turan_aydin
If the variables H and D only depend on length, they do not need to be configured.

Here's an example accomplishing what I think you're saying:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d8bfc777e7f46fc2f1a4be67/w/da2603b8d1603199cf48b5cd/e/de8b269801e1f03af5b61a39

3dcad

But what if you wan't to chance the way how they depend on each other according to configuration?

NeilCooke

In that case you would configure Height and Width variables and enter #Length/2 etc, into the table cells?

owen_sparks

Nice example in the demo video whereby a shaft diameter is set with a logic driven expression.  So if shaft length over a certain value make it thicker.  Even has a chap with a proper accent narrating it

O.S.

bruce_williams

@3dcad

Something like this?  and as @owen_sparks points out, the video shows a nice conditional formula.  

3dcad

@bruce_williams
Probably so, for some reason OP had difficulties on performing that..

turan_aydin

@bruce_williams Thanks,. exactly !!!