topic Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm in Inventor Forum

Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

sbromley — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:03:37 GMT

How do I round up my parts list length column dimensions to read to the nearest 0.5mm?

I can only format them to the nearest 0.1mm

Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

mcgyvr — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:30:54 GMT

See the response from Curtis.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/rounding-the-value-of-a-driven-parameter-in-a-par-tlist/td-p/4893508

Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

sbromley — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:41:47 GMT

Thanks, so I can't do it on an individual parts list basis.
there may be instances where I want the dimensions to be a true value.

Ah well.

Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

mcgyvr — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:48:36 GMT

@sbromley wrote:

Thanks, so I can't do it on an individual parts list basis.
there may be instances where I want the dimensions to be a true value.

Ah well.

Sure you could.. Some parts lists would show your rounded values and others would show the original.

Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

sbromley — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:54:32 GMT

If you mean the Ilogic then I'm afraid that's beyond me.

Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

mcgyvr — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:32:38 GMT

@sbromley wrote:
If you mean the Ilogic then I'm afraid that's beyond me.

No need for ilogic.. Just a formula in one of your parameters..

If your length parameter is d2 and you want to round to the nearest .5 then create a new user parameter called d2_formatted and put this in for the equation

round(d2 * 2 ul / 1 in) * 1 in / 2 ul

Then if d2 is 5.498575 then d2_formatted is 5.5000 and then you can set it to 1 decimal place like you did above and get 5.5.

Then in your styles and standards you can define multiple parts list.. One would show the columns as you have now and one will show your "d2_formatted" column and you can easily have one set to the formatted columns and one set to the original columns wherever you want..

Re: Parts List Length format to nearest 0.5mm

sbromley — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:52:38 GMT

Thanks, all sounds very good, but I haven't the faintest idea where to start.

Add a user parameter to what? Template? I've no idea. The dimension is G_L and is created when you use Frame Generator.