About the Equivalent Dimensions

Creation of an Equivalent Dimension Feature

To create an equivalent dimensions feature, click Equivalent Dimensions from the Tools section. It can be used with the following parameters:

• 3D parameters
• Sketch parameters

To create this feature:

• Click Equivalent Dimensions . The Equivalent Dimensions window appears. A scrolling list lets you select the type of the equivalent dimensions Feature: Length or Angle if no parameter is already selected in the tree.

  Note that this box is dimmed if a parameter is already selected.

• Click Edit List....
• In the Parameters list, use the arrow key to select the parameters that will have the same value.
• Click OK when done. The equivalent dimensions feature is displayed below the Relations node as well as the value assigned to the selected parameters.

The equivalent dimensions feature can be edited by double-clicking it in the tree so that you can:

• Display the list of parameters belonging to the equivalent dimensions feature.
• Add or remove parameters from the equivalence list.
• Modify the value of the parameters.

  Important: Only the parameters having the same type as the one selected in the Type scrolling list display in the Parameters column. The Apply Filter Name function enables you to perform a search on a given string. The result of your search is displayed in the Parameters list. Note that if you select a 3D feature in the document, only the parameters of this feature are displayed in the Parameters list. The value of the parameters belonging to the equivalence list changes when you change the value of one of the parameters of the list. If you want (for example in a reaction) to modify the parameters used in an equivalent dimensions feature, and want this modification to be propagated to the equivalent dimensions feature itself, modify the "Value" parameter of the equivalent dimensions feature and not one of the parameters of this equivalent dimensions feature.