Part II: Building Intelligence into Your Parts
- From the CD-ROM, open the part called Chapter 10 Tutorial start.sldprt.
Take a moment to become familiar with this part by using the rollback bar to see how it
was made. In particular, look at the two patterns, which need to be parametrically linked.
Figure 10.31 shows the part.
FIGURE 10.31
The Chapter 10 Tutorial start.sldprt file
- Manually create a configuration for the part called Size 1. Remember that to create a
configuration, you must show the ConfigurationManager tab in the FeatureManager area,
and right-click the name of the part at the top level. It is better to do this by splitting the
FeatureManager window and setting the lower pane to the ConfigurationManager.
- Set the Advanced option by selecting both Suppress Features and Use
Configuration Specific Color.
- Before closing the Add Configuration PropertyManager, click the Color button on
the Advanced Options panel of the Configuration PropertyManager and select a dif-
ferent color for the Size 1 configuration. The color does not change immediately. It
will change after you close the PropertyManager.
- Choose View ➪ Dimension Names.
- Double-click the feature CrvPattern1 in the FeatureManager. A number 6 with a D1
under it will appear on one of the holes in the pattern. If you have changed your part to a
blue color, it may be difficult to see because the text will also be blue.
- Change the name of the dimension to Hole# by clicking the dimension and using
the PropertyManager.
