Creating a Part Template

[GTRcktSci]

I apologize if this addressed somewhere else, but I'm not even sure what this would be called, so I'll try to explain the best I can.<BR itxtvisited="1"><BR itxtvisited="1">Let's say I want to build an assembly that has many different sized I-beams.Is there a way to setup a generic I-beam part template within Pro/E and then whenever I add a new beam into the assembly, a dialog box prompts me for the specific dimensions (i.e. flange, thickness, web thickness, height, length)?<BR itxtvisited="1"><BR itxtvisited="1">Thanks in advance!

 

[Zaki]

there are different ways to do it. You can make one generic part then make a family table and make standard sizes in table. When you assemble them it will ask you which one you need to assemble. You can also make length flexible, so you can make one file for a beam then just make length as you need in assy.

 

[GTRcktSci]

Thanks, that's what I was looking for. The only thing I can't figure out is how to make the length flexible. Is this somehting that's done in the "generic" part model?

 

[robertib]

What you need to do is to go to the Edit -> Setup -> Flexibility,and select the dimensions you would like to alter.
If you are going down this route, then I would recommend to rename the dimensions to something readable (instead of d8, etc).
The way to do this is to right-click on the feature in the model tree, and select Edit.
Highlight each individual dimension, right-click & select Properties.
Go to the second tab, and change the dimension name (eg d8) to something more relevant (eg width).

 

[GTRcktSci]

Robert, thanks for the response (in both forums

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