Is there a way to make someone input a higher value for an equation? (like Excel does)

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by SW Monkey, Dec 13, 2005.

  1. SW Monkey

    SW Monkey Guest

    I have a dimension that is run by an equation, but if you put a value
    lower than 10, the equation gets errors. I want to set it so the
    person cannot enter a lower value than 10, and if they do, a message
    will pop up telling you to enter a value greater than 10. Excel can do
    this with data validation, can SW ?
     
    SW Monkey, Dec 13, 2005
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  2. The only way I can think of to do that would be to drive the dim with a
    design table and do the validation there.

    WT
     
    Wayne Tiffany, Dec 13, 2005
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  3. SW Monkey

    SW Monkey Guest

    Yes, but that would only return a value. I want a message displayed
    that says "You must enter a number greater than 10"

    I guess I could just put a IIF(X>10, equation here, 10)
     
    SW Monkey, Dec 13, 2005
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  4. SW Monkey

    ed1701 Guest

    Low tech approach that I use during design process - modify the text
    for the dim (in the property manager) to say 'Value must be greater
    than 10'. You won't be able to see the dim without also seeing the
    message.
    If you show dim names, you can also do it there. this won't mess up
    drawing - text modfications appear in the drawing - but the downside is
    that showing dim names is a system property and you can't guarantee
    that everyone working on the file will be set up to make the dim names
    visible.
     
    ed1701, Dec 14, 2005
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