Hi, I want to manage a assembly with a scetch / layout. There are three measures i have to edit many times. I want a simple way to edit the dimensions. Like a double-click on a shortcut or something like this in the feature-tree. Is there a possibility?
Thanks for your answer.
Now I have already started with option 1. The "problem" is that I have to search the scetch, than I have to klick on it and after that I have to search the dimension in the Model to edit it. Its a bit difficult compared to other CAD-Programms like Catia or Creo.
If there is a possibility for option 2 to change the dimensions directly in the tree, that would be great. But I have to right klick the variables an have to open the global variables window. There I can edit the values.
Thank you :-)
Ingo Bumann wrote:
Thanks for your answer.
Now I have already started with option 1. The "problem" is that I have to search the scetch, than I have to klick on it and after that I have to search the dimension in the Model to edit it. Its a bit difficult compared to other CAD-Programms like Catia or Creo.
If there is a possibility for option 2 to change the dimensions directly in the tree, that would be great. But I have to right klick the variables an have to open the global variables window. There I can edit the values.
Thank you :-)
I'm sorry, but if those methods are too labor intensive for you I don't have any other ideas. Perhaps someone else will.
Hi Ingo
Maybe a Favourites Folder could help
2018 SOLIDWORKS Help - Grouping Features in Favorites Folders
Favorites is what I go for when speaking of assemblies, tough it does not work for sketch dimensions.
For sketch dimensions, I would use global values from equations and modify them from there.
Global values are what you'd be looking for. They can be spread across multiple sketches and driven from a table.
Cheers
Go vote for this when voting opens up:
Until that happens and if you wanna get creative..
you can use Link values to create GV's from any dimension in any feature
2018 SOLIDWORKS Help - Linking Dimension Values Using Link Values
look into drive works.
or make a excel spread sheet that you can control the dims from.
Drive work would be your best bet.
You have several options. I'll list a few below, but there are probably more.
Reply back to let me know how it goes please.