Length variable parts

[mdaddario]

I have many length variable parts in our library that I would like to be able to copy out of the library to assembly templates for a job. Use the adaptivity for the part in an assembly to extrude from/to in the context of the assembly however there is no parameter that defines the length once I make the from/to extrude.

I tried using a driven dimension on a projected edge of a sketch along one of the extruded but the projection is not associative therefore does not update when the adaptive part changes length.

Is there a way to extract the profile extrude length from the model once the from/to extrude command is invoked?


Thanks in advance!
Mike D.

[ingenieria.104721]

Why not make an Ipart with custom parameters to change manually?

[Baron Blades]

What kind of parts are these? If it's steel frame parts, the frame generator in INV11 might be the answer to your problem.

I have many length variable parts in our library that I would like to be able to copy out of the library to assembly templates for a job. Use the adaptivity for the part in an assembly to extrude from/to in the context of the assembly however there is no parameter that defines the length once I make the from/to extrude.

I tried using a driven dimension on a projected edge of a sketch along one of the extruded but the projection is not associative therefore does not update when the adaptive part changes length.

Is there a way to extract the profile extrude length from the model once the from/to extrude command is invoked?


Thanks in advance!
Mike D.

[mdaddario]

The parts are extruded profiles that we use to manufacture assemblies like conveyors, guarding and frames.

[mdaddario]

If I use iParts to drive the length I could just change the extrude length of the part which is not what I want. I am looking for an assembly I can use as a template with adaptive parts in it. THEN I need to be able to extract the extrude value from that part not from a separate sheet.

[ingenieria.104721]

Why not use the skeletal modeling, in http://www.mcadforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3645 you can find a tutorial of how to use this technique.
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