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Use a formula as a measurement or derived
Brad_Goodman
Member Posts: 38 ✭✭
I am building this weird thing - and longs story short - I need to calculate the number of objects in a circular pattern in a sketch, from measurements which come from another sketch.
Its super that I can create a "derived" variable from one of the measurements - but the problem is I need to specify the "multplier" field for the circular pattern tool as an integer - so the number I need to enter is:
round(#dia/pi*#space/in)
(The final "in" being used to make it unitless).
This works - but it resolves to the exact VALUE in the field - i.e. it does not change if any of those variables change - and when I go back to edit it - it's just the numeric value that it calculated.
Same goes for if I try to make this number a derived variable.
Any idea how I can do this?
Its super that I can create a "derived" variable from one of the measurements - but the problem is I need to specify the "multplier" field for the circular pattern tool as an integer - so the number I need to enter is:
round(#dia/pi*#space/in)
(The final "in" being used to make it unitless).
This works - but it resolves to the exact VALUE in the field - i.e. it does not change if any of those variables change - and when I go back to edit it - it's just the numeric value that it calculated.
Same goes for if I try to make this number a derived variable.
Any idea how I can do this?
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eric_pesty
Member Posts: 1,524 PRO
No, sketch patterns can not be controlled by variables on on shape unfortunately...
The best workaround is to use a feature pattern instead, which can be driven by variables.
If you can't just create an extrude (or whatever feature you want) independently, you can use a sketch to define the first instance and pattern that or you can also create a surface entity of the shape you want and pattern that (you can use it pretty much like a sketch).0
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The best workaround is to use a feature pattern instead, which can be driven by variables.
If you can't just create an extrude (or whatever feature you want) independently, you can use a sketch to define the first instance and pattern that or you can also create a surface entity of the shape you want and pattern that (you can use it pretty much like a sketch).