Lookup tables & Visibility states within a dynamic block...help!

Lookup tables & Visibility states within a dynamic block...help!

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Lookup tables & Visibility states within a dynamic block...help!

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Recently I've created a set of table and chair blocks with the drop down visibility states to allow the chairs to change around the one sqaure table. I've been wanting to get to grips with more complex dynamic blocks to make these even better for me and my co workers (who i've just introduced to with basic dynamic block actions). 

 

Browsing through the forum Lookup tables can help create another 'visibility'. This looks great until it gets down to trying to programme the lookup tables to what I want them to do. The main outcome I'd want to achieve is to be able to have a drop down for the chairs to change to different states and then for the table to also have this same sort of feature... all within the same block. For example the .dwg I've attached could the square table turn into the round one via a look up table?

 

Any tips or tricks would be incredible. I've tried to look into some of the past screencasts but when it comes to entering the data i don't think it'll help with what I'm trying to achieve? I could be wrong and maybe more research is required.     

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Libbya
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Please backsave to an earlier version and repost (I'm still on 2017).  Thanks.

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Attached is a 2013 version. Thanks Libbya, your screencasts in previous threads have been very helpful I just can't narrow it down to what I'm trying to achieve. 

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Libbya
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Here's a step-by-step screencast that shows how to do what you are asking.  Let me know if you have further questions or get stuck.  

 

 

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Well that is pretty incredible! I'm still a little unsure about what exactly it is thatt you really did with all the formula but I'm going to have a study and come back to you with any questions. 

 

Thanks! 

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Libbya
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The point parameter that I aptly named 'Memory' is used as memory to store the state of the chair selection lookup in its X value and the table selection in its Y value.  I added the 4 possible visibility states.  I added a double lookup.  One table of the double lookup uses the Memory X and Memory Y as inputs in order to determine the lookup row.  That row on the other table switches the visibility state to the correct state for the selection.  It's a complicated concept, but once understood is very powerful.