Hi, I'd like to use various surface area values to drive other equations in a part model. Would be helpful rather than to copy paste values every time there is a design change. May also apply to using the volume of a part or body to drive other variables. Cheers
I think you can only achieve this by using a macro-feature. You can google "solidworks macro feature example" for inspiration.
I probably would create a global variable to the area/volume, let the macro feature get the value and assign this to the variable and use a formula - or perhaps "link value" to pass the value to subsequent features.
Not an easy task but probably very satisfying if you succeed.
Steven,
There is a big list of SW properties you can use for Global variables under "File Properties". It also seems to list custom properties that are already filled in, in the Summary Information window that are useable.
