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Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

kaori8996 — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:19:28 GMT

I was going to create pattern of a feature. I needed to click and select the driven dimension (7.247) as distance but it was not possible.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

Phil.E — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:04:07 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for posting.

Is your intention to compute the pattern using the driven dimension, such that if the driven dimension changes the pattern will update?

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

kaori8996 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:55:01 GMT

Dear Phil Eichmiller,

Thanks for your reply.

The feature that I am going to make pattern has a special profile. When the profile is changed the driven dimension and pattern should be updated automatically. I did it in Autodesk Inventor for many years but seems Fusion 360 does not support.

Best

Ali

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

g-andresen — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:56:01 GMT

Hi,

I would like to point out that driven dimensions are not parametric, so they are not available for controlling patterns either.

Is it not possible to express the driven dimension mathematically using driving dimensions?

Günther

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

Phil.E — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:49:34 GMT

Thanks @g-andresen great suggestion.

@kaori8996 Yes using driven dimensions parametrically is not yet supported in Fusion 360. Thanks for posting!

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

kaori8996 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:04:56 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for replying. not only driven but also normal sketched dimension are not being supported in pattern, which is very useful function for me.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

Phil.E — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:17:24 GMT

Are you entering the name of the sketch dimension? In this example I'm using the sketch dimension name "d1" to drive a pattern. It must be typed into the box.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

kaori8996 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:36:30 GMT

Hi,

No I did not type the name of sketch dimension, I clicked on dimension to select it.

Thanks for guidance.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

g-andresen — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:12:50 GMT

Hi Phil,

Did i miss something?
Is it now possible to use a driven dimension in the parameters.
In my case, there is no entry in the parameter list for the selected dimension.

Can you enlighten me on this matter?

günther

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:27:10 GMT

@g-andresen

@Phil.E Used a Driving dimension in his example.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

Phil.E — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:30:19 GMT

That's correct.

For everyone playing along at home: Fusion gives a parameter name to every parametric value you create. Most of them are not named by the user, and an automatic naming system provides the names. It starts with d1, d2, etc. This is because each parameter must have a name, so most get the automatic naming scheme. You can rename them, from d1 to something useful for you like "pattern space", and even be made "favorites" if it helps you stay organized.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:54:03 GMT

Hi,

Still not possible to use a driven dimension as parameter.

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

g-andresen — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 10:00:43 GMT

Hi,

I know.

That´s why i posted # 9.

@Phil.E We are talking about (7.247)

günther

Re: Rectangular pattern, can't select driven dimension as distance

Phil.E — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:03:39 GMT

"@Phil.E We are talking about (7.247)"

I'm not sure what can be said here that is not already said. Driven dimensions do not show up in the parametric table and are not available to use in formulas or dimensions. I hope that's clear and that I'm understanding you correctly here.