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    nige106
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    Registered: ‎11-23-2010

    Generating a parameter

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    10-26-2012 08:50 AM

    I need to extrude a simple shape between two planes and then get the length as a parameter. Is there anyway of generating this? All I can find is a parameter for the angle of the extrusion.

     

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    Cadmanto
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    Registered: ‎12-07-2011

    Re: Generating a parameter

    10-26-2012 08:53 AM in reply to: nige106

    Did you look for the dimension here?  This is where you can rename it to make it easier for locating it.

    parameters.JPG

     

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    Scott McFadden

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    mrattray
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    Registered: ‎09-13-2011

    Re: Generating a parameter

    10-26-2012 09:40 AM in reply to: nige106

    I don't a parameter is created when you do a between extrusion (I may be wrong). Can you instead find the distance between the planes? If they're offset planes, then the offset values are parameters. You could create a user parameter for the extrusion distance and assign it a value of Plane 1 offset1 + Plane 2 offset.

    Mike (not Matt) Rattray

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    japike
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    Re: Generating a parameter

    10-26-2012 09:41 AM in reply to: Cadmanto

    How about adding an additional sketch with a dimension between the planes.

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    Jeff
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