User Parameters in Frame Generator Offsets

[julesgf]

User parameters can be entered into offset fields currently. However the value is converted to a fixed numerical and does not update the member location when the user parameter value is changed.

Fixing this would make a massive difference to my workflow.

It would in fact allow new ways of modelling, many simpler frames could be described with only 2 sketches on the origin planes.

[jrossco]

I'm looking at the same issue.  I do see that editing the FG part by using "Edit with Frame Generator" and then hitting the apply button without making any edits moves the offset to the current value of the parameter. However, it would be nice not to have to do this to every FG part. I've tried to look in the Customization forumn for some code that would do this for each FG part in an assembly but I had no luck finding anything.

[mallorn]

Frame members should follow parameter-offsets without manual no-change-aplly.

[dan_szymanski]

Hello Tomas, I believe your idea is a duplicate of the following post:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideastation/user-parameters-in-frame-generator-offsets/idi-p/...

Although I love your animated gif, please cast your kudo to the Master Idea (as it was logged earlier) as to not split votes.  Thanks! -Dan

[inv.ideareview]

Idea added to backlog for future consideration [14730]. Thanks!

[neljoshua]

I also posted an idea for allowing the use of parameters when using Frame Analysis here.

[timothy.0]

Well? It's the future. Have they fixed it yet? It won't move using "rebuild all", it won't "refresh"; it only moves when you do a manual change on the member and click "ok". That completely undermines using a parameter to drive the offset position. Seems like a great way [that doesn't work].

[makinley_house]

This still doesn't work and it really should...