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What is the best way to find what dimensions rely on a specific variable?
Laura_Smith
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Edited for clarity:
I have a variable defined in a Variable Studio, call it #width, that may be used somewhere in a document with a lot of part studios and assemblies. I do not want to look through the dimensions manually to find where this variable is used. I am looking for a way to search the entire document (or if not the entire document each part studio and assembly) for sketch dimensions or features that use this variable. Is that currently possible?
I found a possibly relevant improvement request that doesn't appear to have been implemented yet: https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/23931/find-global-variable-usages
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MichaelPascoe
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While in a part studio, there is a "Show dependencies" option in the right click menu for a variable so that you can see what is using it down stream. This option is not available for Variable Studio yet. If it does come, it will probably be a button called "Where used", since variable studios can transcend the current document they are in.
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In any dimension or any dialog box that needs your variable the start typing the name and a list will pop up to select from all available. The more you type the shorter the list will become. Variables can come from part studio or variable studio,
Say this variable #length is from a variable studio. If I use this variable in multiple different sketches across multiple part studios, how can you find what dimensions are driven by the #length variable?
While in a part studio, there is a "Show dependencies" option in the right click menu for a variable so that you can see what is using it down stream. This option is not available for Variable Studio yet. If it does come, it will probably be a button called "Where used", since variable studios can transcend the current document they are in.
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