Hi!
I have read through this thread, the background info and some online resources multiple times but I cannot get this to work in the way it is described:
Having a Part (an extrusion and a variable container with a "Length" variable), the part does not show up when I then go to my Model and click on "Create a variant Part".
However, if I do use a Model and not a Part the Model shows up (kinda Workaround but not really beacause I cannot manage multiple extrusions in one file). The Part also shows up when clicking on "Insert Part" as usual.
I did not find what I did wrong. Here is a screenshot:
Part and Model, same structure, same Variable "Length" (though the second LCS is missing in the Model)
Both Part and Model show up when I click "Insert Part"
But not when I click "Create a variant Part". As far as I thought the Part should actually show up there:
Any hints?
variant Link
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Re: variant Link
With this approach I want to make one file containing all extrusions, each grouped after their notch width (hence N), in this case notch width 8mm.
I did try it without that too, but it does not show up. This time I also attached my files (without N8 group).
What I also tried is making a Part via PartWB and then add LCS and so on. That was actually my first approach, but with the same problem.
It even is a fresh install. I do get an error message in ASM4 loading though that may correlate, as you stated multiple times that a hidden Part is being created: ASM4 WARNING: Pylib anytree is missing, exportFiles is not available. I don't think it is but, maybe still that is why?
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- extrusions.FCStd
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Re: variant Link
variant Link uses variables in the Variables property container, and there can be only 1 object with that name ("Variables "), meaning you can only put 1 variant part to be used as variant link per file.
Re: variant Link
Ah that makes sense now. So what was masking that was that the Labels and Internal Names are opposite (Variables001 is Variables and vice versa). I actually tried renaming it but totally forgot about the Internal Naming.
I would probably have noticed it if I had put a third Model up (using Variables002).
So you need to have one file for each variant Part, I can live with that comfortably. Thank you for your work and time!
I would probably have noticed it if I had put a third Model up (using Variables002).
So you need to have one file for each variant Part, I can live with that comfortably. Thank you for your work and time!