Impact Explorer - Variables
The Variables Window displays the current Variables, Expressions and Variable Groups that have been created for a parametric design. Information displayed here can be the Variable Name, Prompt, Value and Formula. You also have the option to display a Legend which explains the symbols used within this window.
For variables that are not material variables, you can edit the variable prompt by simply typing some new text in the Prompt column.
See Visible for more information on activating or deactivating these column headers.
Expression
Enter an Expression to assign to a dimension. This option is only available when the Constraint Manager is inactive.
Selecting variables
If you select a variable in the variable list then any related parametric dimensions and entities will be highlighted.
Dimensions
Press this button to toggle the display of dimensions.
Dim. Expressions
Press this button to toggle the display of dimensions between the actual measurement and the applied variable.
Conditional
Press this button to toggle the visibility of conditional expressions.
Auto Update
Press this button to toggle the automatic update setting.
Recompute
Press this button to recompute the standard after making changes to some variables.
Designer
Press this button to start the Standards Designer.
The right-click context menu gives the following options:
- New Group
- New Variable
- Edit Value
- Delete
- Delete All
- Reset
- Properties
- Assign
- Clear
- View
- Reset All
- Dependencies
- Explorer Pages
- Visible
- Advanced Mode
- Select Material
- Add Library Variables
- Add Project Variables
- Standards Designer
- Parametrics Editor
- Debug Variables
- Use Threshold Rounding
- Use Imperial Expressions
- Use Commas for Decimals
- Suppress Expression Errors
- Automatic Update
- Recompute Design
- Recalculate Text Entities