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Creating an Equation for a Column

In Assembly Visualization, you can create equations involving custom properties that have been defined in the component files.

  1. On the Assembly Visualization tab , click the arrow to the right of a column header.
  2. Click More.
  3. In the dialog box:
    1. Select Use Formula to activate the equation field .
    2. In Column header, type a name for the calculated value.
  4. In the equation field , define the equation by doing any of the following:
    • Select numerical items from Properties.
    • Type numbers.
    • Type operators such as , , and .

    For more information about available properties and operators, see Custom Column Dialog Box.

  5. Click OK.

    The Column header you defined appears at the top of the column, and the calculated value for each component appears in the list.



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