Modeling FB | Add Parameter-Control FB

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Modeling FB | Add Parameter-Control FB

Add Parameter-Control FB

Use motion-values at the input-connector of a Parameter-Control FB to:

•control a dimension in a sketch

•control an Extrusion Depth of a Solid *

•control an Extrusion-Offset of a Solid *

See also : Parameter-Control dialog-box

* The model cycles slowly if the Solid has many facets. For example, a Circle/Cylinder when the 'image quality' slider is 'high' in the Extrusion dialog-box.

Add Parameter-Control FB

Modeling FB toolbar > Parameter-Control FB

Menu :

Add menu > Add Parameter-Control  FB

 Dialog-Box :

Parameter-Control dialog-box

How to add :

STEP 1.Add a Parameter-Control FB to the graphic-area:

1.Click Add menu > Add Parameter-Control FB

2.Click in the graphic-area

The Parameter-Control FB is now in the graphic-area.

Open dialog-box :  

STEP 2: Open the Parameter-Control FB dialog-box

1.Double-click the Parameter-Control FB in the graphic-area or Assembly-Tree

- or -

1.Click the Parameter-Control FB in the graphic-area or the Assembly-Tree

The element is in the Selection-Window

2.Right-click the Parameter-Control FB in the Selection-Window

3.Click Edit element in the contextual-menu

The Parameter-Control FB dialog-box is now open