This Generation Task allows you to drive a single dimensions in a Part, Assembly or Drawing. If the address for the dimension and the value exists it will be driven.
This Task will only drive Model Dimensions in Parts or Assemblies. It will NOT drive Driven or Reference Dimensions values.
This Task will only drive Sketch Dimensions in Drawings. It will NOT drive Model, Driven or Reference Dimensions values.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| (Name) | The unique name for this task. |
| Dimension Name | The name of the dimension to drive. |
| Dimension Value | The value to drive into the dimension. |
When this task is added the properties are dynamic by default. See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Name | "D1@Sketch1@Cube "&DWSpecificationId&".Part" | D1@Sketch1@Cube 9999.Part | Will drive the Model dimension with the name D1@Sketch1 for the generated cube part. |
| Dimension Value | "130" | 130 | Will drive the Model dimension to be 130 |
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Name | "D1@Sketch1" | D1@Sketch | This will drive the Sketch dimension with the name D1@Sketch1 . |
| Dimension Value | "25" | 25 | This will drive the sketch dimension to 25. |
This Task can be added to SOLIDWORKS Parts, Assemblies and Drawings in the following Generation Sequence(s):