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362 | Chapter 15 Creating Table Driven Parts
Key Terms
Te r m Definition
active part variable A parametric variable used in the dimensions that control features of the active
part.
feature suppression Temporarily removing features from the calculation of a part. Features can be
suppressed manually through the Desktop Browser, or through a linked external
table.
global variable A parametric variable that can be used by any number of parametric features and
parts. Also used for single parts and to constrain parts.
linked spreadsheet An external spreadsheet linked to the current drawing file. This spreadsheet can
be used to change parts in the drawing file, if the variables in the spreadsheet are
used in the drawing file.
manual suppression Suppressing features through the browser or command line. These features will
remain suppressed unless manually unsuppressed or a version of a linked table
that unsuppresses it becomes active.
part version The version of variables that the active part is currently using from the external
table. Part versions can be changed through the Desktop Browser or the Design
Variables dialog box.
table An external spreadsheet that drives versions of a part.
table driven
suppression
Features suppressed in an external spreadsheet. A table driven suppressed feature
is suppressed only in the part version specified in the spreadsheet.
table driven variable A global or active part design variable controlled by values in a linked external
spreadsheet.