How do you display equations in Solidworks?

How do you display edit user defined equations in Solidworks?

To edit an equation:

  1. Do one of the following: Click Equations. …
  2. Select the Equation View .
  3. Select an equation, global variable or dimension.
  4. Edit the entry. …
  5. Click OK to close the dialog box.

How do you hide a formula in Solidworks?

Suppressing Features in the Equations Dialog Box

  1. Do one of the following: Click Equations. (Tools toolbar). …
  2. Select the Equations View .
  3. Suppress the a feature: In the Equations dialog box, in the Features section, click an empty cell. In the FeatureManager design tree, click the feature to suppress. …
  4. Click OK.

How do you use variables in Solidworks?

To link values by using a global variable in the Modify dialog box:

  1. Double click the dimension, then in the Modify dialog box, type = (equal sign). …
  2. Type a name for the global variable. …
  3. Click Create Global Variable .
  4. Click . …
  5. Toggle the display of the value and the name by clicking the Global Variable button .

How do I change a global variable in Solidworks?

Changing Global Variables with the Modify Dialog Box

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, click a feature with a dimension linked to a global variable. …
  2. In the sketch, double-click the linked dimension.
  3. In the Modify dialog box, change the dimension value.
  4. Click Rebuild and .
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How do you fix equations in SOLIDWORKS?

You can repair the equations by replacing the dangling portion of the equations with other dimensions or variables in the Equations dialog box.



Do one of the following:

  1. Click Equations. (Tools toolbar).
  2. Click Tools > Equations.
  3. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click Equations. and click Manage Equations.

How do I create an equation in SOLIDWORKS?

To add an equation in the Sketch Equation View:

  1. In an open sketch, do one of the following: …
  2. Select the Sketch Equation View .
  3. Under Sketch Equations, click an empty cell in the Name column.
  4. Click a dimension in the graphics area. …
  5. After = (equal sign), add a term to the equation by doing one of the following:

How do I view global variables in Solidworks?

If I ever want to verify the value of Th and/or wish to change it, I can open the Equation Manager located in Tools > Equations. Here you can see and modify all the equations and global variables. Alternately you can right-click on the Equations Folder in the feature tree and select Modify equations.

How do configurations work in Solidworks?

To create a configuration manually:

  1. In either a part or assembly document, click the ConfigurationManager tab at the top of the FeatureManager design tree to change to the ConfigurationManager.
  2. In the ConfigurationManager, right-click the part or assembly name and select Add Configuration.

Where are global variables stored in Solidworks?

Global variables and their current values appear: In the Equations dialog box. In the Equations folder. in the FeatureManager design tree.

Linking Dimension Values Using Link Values

  1. Right-click the dimension and select Link Values.
  2. In the Shared Values dialog box, select or type a Name. In addition to the linked variable names you create, global variables are also available for selection under Name. …
  3. Click OK. …
  4. Repeat for as many dimensions as needed.
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What do you mean by global variable?

In computer programming, a global variable is a variable with global scope, meaning that it is visible (hence accessible) throughout the program, unless shadowed. The set of all global variables is known as the global environment or global state.

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