LinkCopyOnChange in Assembly3

[SomeUser]

All,
I've just started using Assemblies (Assembly3) and am modeling something that will require several 2x8 boards of varying lengths. So far, I've modeled a 2x8 by itself in a file and gave it a certain length. If I add multiple instances of this 2x8 into my assembly, will I be able to make each one a unique length?

[chrisb]

Moved from Assembly forum.

[jpg87]

All,
If I add multiple instances of this 2x8 into my assembly, will I be able to make each one a unique length?

See https://help-freecad-jpg87.fr/0271_ass_FAQplus.php

[SomeUser]

I see what you're doing there and that is obviously one solution. However, I'm thinking that is a little more than I'm looking for in this particular case. To refer back to my example, if I only have 4 or 5 2x8 boards in my model, is there a parameter I can turn on or turn off that will then allow me to go to that instance in the assembly and key in a unique length for each of my 2x8 boards? I'm also trying to understand how the "link copy on change..." parameters work. I can't seem to find good documentation on those particular parameters.

Many thanks for your feedback regarding the spreadsheet. That looks like a very elegant solution for my next project!

[jpg87]

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I thought video 2 might answer your problem, excluding assembly constraints.

See the origins of the discussions:

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=66205

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... ty#p535272