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Can a variable in a Part Studio be used in an Assembly?
tim_paterson
Member Posts: 7 EDU
The documentation page for Variable Table (Part Studio) says:
A Variable table is created in a document and the variables therein are immediately available for use in all Part Studios and Assemblies in that document workspace.
But the only way I've found to use variables in an assembly is to use a Variable Studio. It does not seem to work with a variable in a Part Studio (as that documentation line specifically says it does). So is the documentation incorrect? And is there any easy was to transfer all the variables I already created to the new Variable Studio?
A Variable table is created in a document and the variables therein are immediately available for use in all Part Studios and Assemblies in that document workspace.
But the only way I've found to use variables in an assembly is to use a Variable Studio. It does not seem to work with a variable in a Part Studio (as that documentation line specifically says it does). So is the documentation incorrect? And is there any easy was to transfer all the variables I already created to the new Variable Studio?
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NeilCooke
Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,367 
Help is either wrong or misleading. You cannot copy variables, so you would have to manually re-enter them into a Variable Studio.Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEAI0 -
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eric_pesty
Member Posts: 1,495 PRO
Yeah that's poorly worded... I think it's trying to point out that you can create a variable studio directly from within a part studio, which then becomes available across all assemblies and part studios.
But as you point out "regular" part studio variables are only available within the part studio itself.
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But as you point out "regular" part studio variables are only available within the part studio itself.
1. Copy your variable table in Part Studio
2. Create or open Variable Studio.
3. Create a variable name, otherwise it doesn't work.
4. Click on variable name, don't double click to input! Cmd+v (Mac) to insert to table content.
Check my gif.
Hope this helps. Cheers