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using a reference plane position in an equation

I am creating a part using loft, "morphing" one sketch into another, each sketch in it's own plane. Is there a way to parametrically define the dimensions of the current sketch based on the x-axis position of the current reference plane? For example, if I place 10 reference planes, each parallel to the right plane, and 50 mm apart, is there a way to know the absolute or relative X (or Y,Z) position of the current plane, to be used in an equation describing the current instantiation of that curve? As a simple example, place a circle in the first plane, and I want each subsequent circle on the

10 reference planes to be of a radius equal to 0.95 * X-position +10mm.

Any Ideas?

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David K. Wurmfeld
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If you use your first plane to offset each plane the offset dimension will be equal to your x postion. Or create a sketch in a perpendicular plane and use ordinate dimensions put your zero dim at the origin off of a reference line and select each subsequent plane. Then use thes dimensions in your equations. The thing that sucks is it will ask you for each one if you want to use it since it is a driven dim. I hate that.

Corey

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Corey Scheich

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