I am trying to create a configuration (design table) for a part. One of the features is dimensioned off of a centerline, such that the X location is negative, on one configuration, but positive for another configuration.
When I entered a negative number in the design table, I received a warning that stated:
"The design table contains negative-valued dimensions. The negative dimensions will change to positive values in the associated configurations and the dimensions will flip direction. The values in the configuration table will remain negative."
In Creo (Pro/ENGINEER), you can designate such a parameter to keep it from flipping (absolute dimension value vs. relative dimension value) but I cannot find anything to help me with this in SolidWorks. My search-fu may be ineffective because I don't know what this is called in SolidWorks.
How should I edit my design table to keep my dimensions from flipping directions?
Thanks!
When I entered a negative number in the design table, I received a warning that stated:
"The design table contains negative-valued dimensions. The negative dimensions will change to positive values in the associated configurations and the dimensions will flip direction. The values in the configuration table will remain negative."
In Creo (Pro/ENGINEER), you can designate such a parameter to keep it from flipping (absolute dimension value vs. relative dimension value) but I cannot find anything to help me with this in SolidWorks. My search-fu may be ineffective because I don't know what this is called in SolidWorks.
How should I edit my design table to keep my dimensions from flipping directions?
Thanks!