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Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2018 Top-Down and Sheet Metal Parts

81) Click the lower right horizontal dimension

20 in the Graphics window. The dimension

name is displayed in the Value/Equation 20

column. Note: Your dimension name may be

different. A green check mark indicates the

value can be calculated.

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82) Press the Tab key. The Evaluates to column

displays 20. ....
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83) Enter Gap from the Cabinet wall for

comment. The first Global Variable Gap is

defined. Next define equations to equate the other variables to Gap.

84) Click inside the first cell below Equations-Top Level.

85) Click the lower right vertical dimension 20 in the Graphics window.

86) Slide the mouse pointer to the right of Global Variables to display Gap (20mm).

87) Click Gap {20mm).

88) Press the Enter key to create a new row under Equations-Top Level.

Equations, Global Variables, and Dimensions

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Name Value I Equation Evaluates to

- Global Variables

"Ga O = "D9@La out" 20mm

Add lobal variable

- Features

Add eature sup ression

- Equations - Top Level

Add equation

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- Equations - Components

"D8@La out"

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File Properties

D Link to external file: Measure ...

89) Repeat the above procedure to enter the rest of the 20mm dimensions on the Layout

sketch.

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