Create the Parameters
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From the
Tools section of the
action bar,
click
Formula
 .
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From the
Formulas dialog box, select a
Filter Type of
Length.
The dialog box displays only length parameters—the two
sketch constraints you created.
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To create a parameter that will define the width of the beam, do
the following:
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Select
Length and
Single Value, as shown below:
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Click
New Parameter of type.
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Enter a name of
Width for the new parameter and a value
of
30mm, as shown below, and press
Enter.
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Repeat the previous steps to create a
Height parameter with a value of
20mm and a
Length parameter with a value of
200mm.
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Click
OK.
The new parameters appear in the
tree,
as shown below:
Associate the Sketch Dimensions with Parameters
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Click the vertical dimension in the sketch, and select
Formula
from the context toolbar.
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In the formula editor, select
Parameters from the
Dictionary column to view all of your
parameters.
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Select
Length from the
Members of Parameter column to view only
parameters of type length.
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Double-click
Height from the
Members of Length column to associate the
vertical dimension with the parameter that defines the height of the beam.
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Click
OK.
The new relation appears in the
tree.
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Create a similar relation between the horizontal dimension and
the
Width parameter .
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From the action bar, click Exit App
 to
exit the Sketcher.
The sketch appears in Part Design.
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