Trace dimension precedents and dependencies like in Excel

[mhag33tg2]

Is there some way of tracing precedents and dependencies in dimension formulas, like you can do in Excel formulas?

It would also be great to be able to trace precedents or dependencies for values in things like extrusions, joint offsets etc, when  for example dimensions in those features are a formula referencing one or more dimensions in another sketch.

When creating complex sketches with several dimensions that depend on other dimensions it can be difficult to debug the sketch, particularly when you get the dreaded failed to compute error.  Also if a line has to be deleted and a dimension is lost, and some other dimension depended on it, it can be challenging to repair. Ability to trace dependencies and precedents would help.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

share a file and say which dependencies are meant.

günther

[mhag33tg2]

Go into the sketch and you can see that there are several dimensions with formulas.   

This file does not need fixing, however if i needed to delete a line or a dimension that had  a dependency I would get this message.  If i proceed then I have to repair the damage this causes. 

Alternatively if the sketch malfunctioned in some way I may also need to diagnose dependencies and precedents.

The question is not can you help fix my file, but is a broader one; can dependencies and precedents be traced somehow, like you can do in Excel cell formulas.