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Referencing Custom Tables in an Expression?

Banana_ScienceBanana_Science Member Posts: 2 ✭
in Using Onshape
Custom tables produce useful data; can the cell values of a table be referenced as a variable in an expression? 
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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,394
    No - tables are calculated after all features have regenerated by which time it's too late.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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    Banana_ScienceBanana_Science Member Posts: 2 ✭
    That's a pity. Because if there were a construct like table scripts it could be used to create global variables addressable in all part studios and assemblies of the document.
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    Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 2,066 PRO
    @NeilCooke
    I haven't dug into custom tables yet. Is it similar enough that one could copy/paste most of the custom table code and make it into a custom feature instead to get around this?

    @Banana_Science
    I've heard murmurs that Onshape is working on a real implementation for something like Global Variables 🤞. I'd use it a ton.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
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    NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,394
    @Evan_Reese no, tables are completely different to features. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI
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