sorry Jeff, guess I should have refreshed sooner...hour and a half (wow, I'm
getting slow..)
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"Sean Dotson" wrote in message
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> A few ways to skin the cat but one way is to use the isolate function:
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> isolate(d1:ul:in) assuming that d1 is in units of inches
>
> another is
>
> d1/ in (again assuming that d1 is in inches)
>
> when you use mixed units (ul and in) you get into all sorts of hairy
> problems...
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> BTW ul stands for unitless
>
> for more info download the tutorial "Introduction to Inventor Functions"
on
> my site
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> "scott peebles" wrote in message
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> > I am trying to insert a parameter name (d1) into the equation field of
> > another parameter (d13).
> >
> > The value (d1) is showing up 2.54 times larger when inserted into this
> > equation field.
> >
> > This parameter (d13) has a "ul" unit designation. Is this "ul"
> designation
> > causing the problem? Why are parameters being multiplied be 2.54 when
> > inserted into the equation??
> >
> > Thanks
> > Scott
> >
> >
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