Can a global variable be used in a design table? I am trying to set up a design table for a set of cylinder pistons. The normal way to call out the piston would be by the Bore of the cylinder it is in. The actual OD of the piston would be .019" smaller. I have the part set up with a global variable "Bore" = 5, then the dimension on the piston is Bore-.019 Thanks, Brian
Global variable in a design table
Jan 04, 2005
5 Replies
Sure. Easiest way is to have a Bore cell in the table that holds the value. Then the piston OD math is done in its own cell, referencing the Bore cell.
WT
I've tried that, but I get an error that says "column heading "Bore" contains an invalid feature name "Bore. Exiting desing table without completing model update."
I'm talking to myself now. Put an empty column between the dimension columns and the "Bore" column.
Or Give it the header "$comment".
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