Creating a variable within a Skectch

T.Moyer

I've tried to create a variable as instructed in the help but after I click the dimension tool between two point and then try to enter a variable name for this dimension like #pWidth it just show up red. Do I need to define that pWidth is a variable ahead of time.

I'm  bit lost about what I'm doing wrong as there no numbers within the help to tell me if a previous set of instructions is required before I try to define a variable via #pWidth.

Thanks for any and all help in advance.

owen_sparks

Yes, variables must be created higher up the feature tree than the first time they're used in an actual feature.  For simplicity I always roll back and put mine at the very top.

Shout of you can't get it to work and we'll go through an example.

Owen S.

jack_hautala

Im
having the same issue. I started with creating the variables. And then the sketch. Following the video tutorial and boom I cannot choose #HI. Or any other version I name it. 

S1mon

You can create the variable before the sketch, or during creating/editing of the sketch. Keep in mind that variables are referenced with the "#" at the beginning, but when creating them, the name doesn't include the "#".

https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/variable.htm#AssignedD

https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/variable.htm#CreateD