About the Equivalent Dimensions Interface  

• The Equivalent Dimensions Interface
• The Equivalent Dimensions Contextual Menu

The Equivalent Dimensions Interface

You can create an Equivalence Dimensions feature. This feature can be accessed by clicking the Equivalent Dimensions icon () in the Knowledge toolbar. It is the equivalent of a formula applied to Length and Angle parameters. It is designed to enable you to apply the same value to selected parameters. It can be used with the following parameters:

• 3D parameters
• Sketch parameters

Note that this new command cannot be used in association with parameters valuated by a formula.

To create this feature:

• click the Equivalent Dimensions icon (). The Equivalent Dimensions window is displayed.

A new scrolling list enables you to select the type of the Equivalent Dimensions Feature: Length or Angle if no parameter is already selected in the specifications tree. Note that this field is grayed out if a parameter is already selected.

• Click Edit List.... The following image is displayed:

Note that only the parameters having the same type as the one selected in the Type: scrolling list display in the Parameters column. (The Length parameters are selected in the opposite picture.) Note that the Apply Filter Name function enables you to perform a search on a given string. The result of your search is displayed in the Parameters list. Note that if you select a 3D feature in the document, only the parameters of this feature will display in the Parameters list.

• In the Parameters list, use the arrow key to select the parameters that will have the same value.

The Equivalent Dimensions feature can be edited by double-clicking it in the specification tree so that you can:

• Display the list of parameters belonging to the equivalent dimensions feature.
• Add or remove parameters from the equivalence list.
• Modify the value of the parameters.

Note that:

• The value of the parameters belonging to the equivalence list changes when you change the value of one of the parameters of the list.
• If you want (for example in a reaction) to modify the parameters used in an equivalent dimensions feature, and want this modification to be propagated to the equivalent dimensions feature itself, modify the "Value" parameter of the equivalent dimensions feature and not one of the parameters of this equivalent dimensions feature.

The Equivalent Dimensions Contextual Menu

 You can access the Equivalent Dimensions contextual menu by right-clicking the equivalent dimensions feature in the specification tree.

	The Definition... command enables you to access the Equivalent Dimensions Edition window.
	The Deactivate... command enables you to deactivate the equivalent dimensions feature. In this case an icon indicates that the feature is disabled. To enable it, right-click it and select Activate....
	The Hide command enables you to hide the equivalent dimensions feature. In this case, it will not display in the specification tree.
	The Reorder... command enables you to reorder the equivalent dimensions features (if you have created more than one of these features.)