Define A, B, T in Properties-> Configuration specific, establish equation make dimensions equal to A, B, T, then make a design table defines $PRP@A,
$PRP@B, $PRP@T. The value in Properties-> Configuration specific change with configuration, but not change in equation.
Attached is a model file in 2012.
Thanks
Yes, I can see the defined A,B,T in File properties for every configuration, but the equation evaluates them at same values for all configurations.
I think the problem here is that even though you set the names of the properties to be the same you can only set the equation to be equal to 1 property. That is why you are getting only one value. You can only set the equation to be A (for config1) not A (for whatever config is active) as far as I know.
"You can only set the equation to be A (for config1) not A (for whatever config is active) as far as I know."
I know this is a 5 year old question but I am trying to do something similar to what you describe. Is there anyway to do that for equations? I am trying to make a sketch block that is equation driven and pulls config specific properties to generate a profile that can then be cut-extruded and patterned.
Currently I am using a design table to do it but that method is messy and modifies the custom properties as well as the sketch block. I want to make it so that the custom properties are only modified through the custom properties tab.
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Is there a way to make sketch blocks pull configuration specific properties?
Yeah, Jack, I confirmed what you described.
It looks like an equation that's linked to a property only reflects the values of that property in the active configuration when the equation is authored.
I'd submit that as a bug to your VAR.
As a work-around, why not put the equation in the design table and have it drive your dimension from there?
John
Thank you.
I just want to avoid sketch names and to use global name.
Another problem about equation and design table. Define global variables A, B in Equation Manager, and define equation "D1@sketch1" = "A" and "D2@sketch1" = "B", then establish a design table and use $VALUE@A@EQUATIONS and $VALUE@B@EQUATIONS to obtain the values of A and B from the different Configuration (I use 3 or more configurations). When activate different configuration, the equations can not get the right values of A and B. I must edit Design Table for every configuration and then the all configurations look like normally. When I use "Save As" to save the model file as a Copy, the all correct configurations are lost.
I don't have winrar so I can't open your attachment, but from what I can tell, when you're specifying the file property to drive your dimensions the equation manager will give you a list containing both the document-level custom properties and the configuration-level custom properties. If they have the same name, it may not be obvious which one is driven by the configuration.