First steps
Create your first parametric model
Build a simple box, drive one dimension with a parameter, capture a second configuration and verify that it survives save and reopen.
- Where to find it
- Designer, Inspector and Parameter Graph
- When to use it
- Learning the complete modelling-to-parameter workflow
On this page
Step by step
- Create a new project and choose File > Measurement units > Millimetres (mm).
- Create a Box and set its dimensions in Inspector, for example 100 × 50 × 10 mm.
- Save the project. Orbit and use Frame All to inspect the complete model.
- Add the Box to Parameter Graph and create a Value named OverallLength. Connect its output to the Box length input.
- Set OverallLength to 100, then change it to 150 and preview. Only the intended dimension should change.
- Capture named snapshots for the two configurations, test Reset, then save and reopen.
Expected result
The box remains an editable Designer object, its length follows the graph value, and named configurations can be restored.
Continue to Plant
For a connectable component, add and validate the required ports, connection sizes and export metadata before following the native export guide. A simple shape exercise does not supply a pipe standard or connection dimensions.
Keep in mind
- Use a small model first so errors in binding or geometry are easy to see.
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