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Use an angle from sketch to translate a derived component
wiley
OS Professional Posts: 17 PRO
Hi,
I'm trying to rotate a derived part using an angle value that's determined by a sketch in the model. Is there a way to assign a dimension from a sketch to a variable yet, or a workaround of some sort?
I'm trying to rotate a derived part using an angle value that's determined by a sketch in the model. Is there a way to assign a dimension from a sketch to a variable yet, or a workaround of some sort?
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Often "Transform by mate connectors" mode of the transform feature can solve problems like this, because the mate connector can be created referencing the sketch, and that will update parametrically.
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/transform.htm
Otherwise, you could add this custom feature to your toolbar by following this link and pressing the "+" button in the top bar:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/77baa8153589a7fc5f289829/w/cffd0f2a7077380d5378a885/e/181cb871f3008e6b885df46a
The feature allows you to make selections, and then saves the chosen measurement into a variable for use downstream.