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DescriptionColumn
Displays the dimensional constraint type
or variable value
Type
Controls the order properties are displayed
in the Properties palette
Order
Displays the parameter as a property of the
block reference
Show
Displays the comments or notes associated
with the user variable
Description
The Type column affects the formatting of the parameter in the Parameters
Manager and Properties palette. It also affects the value of the parameter when
the block is scaled.
Block Scale FactorPrecisionUnitsType
Scaled by scale factorLUPRECLUNITSDistance
No scaleAUPRECAUNITSAngle
No scaleLUPRECDecimalReal
Multiplied by square of
scale
LUPRECDecimalArea
Multiplied by cube of scaleLUPRECDecimalVolume
Not applicableNot applicableNot applicableString
The Type cell for User parameters displays a drop-down list of the value types.
The parameter can be sorted and can be set to Show or Hide in the Properties
palette. The value of the parameter resets to 1 when you change the type from
String to another type.
Parameters can be renamed; equations and values can be entered or modified.
Changes to a parameter name are immediately updated throughout the table
and in the Block Editor.
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