Hi all. Not being satisfied with the content center flanges, which dont include bore size I've decides to take on the daunting task of creating my own parts to include the bore sizes. I have figured out how to drive my ipart from a spreadsheet which I simply copy from a manufactures specifications page but getting the bore size in is proving to be tricky and potentialy very time consuming. In order to get the bore size for every single flange would require extensive editing on the exising spreadsheet. I am wondering if I can link the bore parrameter to a seperate spreadsheet somehow.
Any advice on how to do this? Thanks!
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It is also possible to modify the existing Content Center library. If you find that the values in the family table are not accurate, you can copy the family to a new family and edit the family table to your heart's content. If that's the only value that is off, it might save a lot of time modeling your own.
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I think ive got it figured out. I am just making a super long table. For each size their is at least 4 possible bore sizes so its quite a bit of work for each class of flange and each type of flange. I was hoping to copy and paste the tables from manufactures specs and then do a custom param controled by a seperate spreadsheet for the bore. That way I could use the same bore spreadsheet for all flanges. I guess its not possible to use 2 seperate spreadsheets to control an ipart
@HO-AD wrote:
I guess its not possible to use 2 seperate spreadsheets to control an ipart
I think that is correct at this point in time.
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