Limitations

Parameters and Formulas

• The output parameter (the one that is valuated) of a formula cannot be a publication. The bypass is to use a rule.
• If you want to edit a formula located in another document (not the UI active one) in the Formula editor, a warning is displayed and the formula editor is grayed out.

• Locked Parameters can be valuated by a formula.

Design Tables

When working with design tables in .xls format, the Undo command may not work properly.

Rules

• Do not use geometrical features valuated by a rule as the construction support of sub-elements.

• If you create a rule driving formulas activity, you might encounter update problems.
• If you create a rule driven by a geometrical feature (to valuate a datum, for example) valuating the activity of this feature, an update cycle might occur. This cycle will only be detected during an update.
  It is recommended not to use the valuation of feature attributes in rules like PartBody\Pocket.1 .Show = false for example. In this example, the pocket is an input of the rule and if you write in the same rule PartBody\Pocket.1\Activity = false, you will get an update circle since the pocket has an impact on the rule, which has an impact on the pocket activity which has an impact on the pocket. We recommend that you create two different rules: one driving the activity of the feature and the other one driving its attributes.

Sets of Equations

In set of equations, there is no control of units coherence (like in rule, check, formula).

Macros with Arguments

It is impossible to use the InputBox Visual Basic function in the definition  of macros with arguments on unix. The SelectElement method on Selection object does not work either (on all Operating Systems).

Loops

A loop can only generate items in the document it belongs to. So, in the graphic opposite, the loop cannot generate items in Product3. this restriction applies also to assemblies made up of different parts. A loop located in one of the Parts cannot generate items in another Part of the assembly.

Reactions

The color attribute is not available when working with the AttributeModification event.

Lists

A list located at the product level can contain items located in the Product itself, and in Parts located below the Product. But a list located in a Part cannot contain items located at the Product level or in another Part. In the picture opposite, ListProd1 can contain any item located in Product1, Part2 and Part3. ListPart2 can contain items located in Part2 but it cannot contain items located in Part3 or in Product1.