2 Replies Latest reply on Jan 26, 2018 9:30 AM by Dave Paul

Change a dimension value in a subassembly - in a macro

Dave Paul Jan 26, 2018 8:20 AM

I have a top-down assembly where I need to update the length of a fastener in a sub-assembly. And I'm still designing, so I may need to go another assembly level deeper.

Part.Parameter("Length@BodySke@HX-SHCS, .25-20 (ALL LENGTHS).Part").SystemValue = X

This command setup works fine for the first level, how do I setup additional deeper levels in my code?

Re: Change a dimension value in a subassembly - in a macro

Simon Turner Jan 26, 2018 8:55 AM (in response to Dave Paul)

I don't think it makes any difference how deep the component is. I believe that the syntax will always be:
DimensionName@SketchName@PartName.Part
Note that the documentation for ModelDoc2.Parameter recommends not using "." in the part name.
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- Re: Change a dimension value in a subassembly - in a macro
  
  Dave Paul Jan 26, 2018 9:30 AM (in response to Simon Turner)
  
  Simon, Thank you. You are correct. I had the macro report back the dimension value that had been set, and it was correct.
  I have added a "Part.ForceRebuild3(False)" and all is good.
  
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