Creating a List

List features are used to manage lists of objects or parameters.

Before you begin:

You must have created three pads.

See Also
About Lists
In the Knowledge Base
What are the limitations related to lists?
  1. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps , and select Engineering Rules Capture.
  2. Create a list. To do so, do the following:
    1. Click List .
    2. Select the parameters you want to add to the list one by one in the tree and click Add.
    3. Click OK .
      The list is created and appears under the Parameters node.

Example

In this example, you are going to create a list of volume parameters and run a rule to compute the total volume of the pads.

  1. Click Formula .
  2. Select Volume from the scrolling list and click New parameter of type. Change the name of the parameter to Volume1 and click Add Formula.
  3. In the Dictionary, select Part Measures, double-click smartVolume and double-click Pad.1.
  4. Repeat this step for Pad.2 and Pad.3.
  5. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps , and select Engineering Rules Capture.
  6. Click List .
  7. Select the three parameters located under the Parameters node in the tree, and click Add. Click OK.
  8. Rename List.1 to Volume for example. Click OK.
  9. Add a rule to compute the total volume.
  10. Click Rule .
  11. Double-click the Volume list in the tree.
  12. In the Language Browser window, click ... in the Type box.
  13. Enter List and click OK.
  14. Double-click Compute and enter: Volume->("+","","",Total_Volume).
  15. Click OK. The volume of the three pads is automatically computed.