Using Arrays with Variables

Dylan_Stewart · August 2017

I am having a difficult time trying to accomplish a sort of "option" selection with a variable driven model.
This is what I have so far.

#option = "number"
#customWidth = "length"
#width = [10,20,30,40,50,#customWidth][#option]
#customHeight = "length"
#height = [30,40,50,60,70,#customHeight][#option]

I'm trying to sketch a cube using the variables where

Width dimension = #option<=4?#width: (#option=5?#customWidth))
Height dimension = #option<=4?#widht: (#option=5?#customHeight))

There might be an obvious reason this is not working....?

Here is the link to the document.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/895e301bfebbbd68e10e7cbe/w/80a786217c7f4b8c6a9c92e4/e/a192d6f7e85074b279afb60c

Jake_Rosenfeld · August 2017

Dylan and I solved this together in the document!

For everyone else:
The original definition was set up like:

#option = 5
#customWidth = 10 in
#width = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, #customWidth][#option] in

But if option 5 was selected, the whole thing broke because resolving option 5 gives "10 in in"
Solved by changing to:

#option = 5
#customWidthInInches = 10
#width = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, #customWidthInInches][#option] in

Edit: After going and making sure it works as expected, I think a better solution is:

#option = 5
#customWidth = 10 in
#width = [10 in, 20 in, 30 in, 40 in, 50 in, #customWidth][#option]

Dylan_Stewart · August 2017

I also would like to be able to use the "option" functionality with features (extrude, pattern etc...)

Is this even possible in OS?

Jake_Rosenfeld · August 2017

Dylan and I solved this together in the document!

For everyone else:
The original definition was set up like:

#option = 5
#customWidth = 10 in
#width = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, #customWidth][#option] in

But if option 5 was selected, the whole thing broke because resolving option 5 gives "10 in in"
Solved by changing to:

#option = 5
#customWidthInInches = 10
#width = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, #customWidthInInches][#option] in

Edit: After going and making sure it works as expected, I think a better solution is:

#option = 5
#customWidth = 10 in
#width = [10 in, 20 in, 30 in, 40 in, 50 in, #customWidth][#option]

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