DesignTable – Bricsys Help Center - Tutorials - Documentation

Imports .csv files that contain sets of parameter values or else creates them from scratch. Parameters are added to the MechanicalBrowserOpen panel and to parametric component properties.

Accessing the Command

command bar: designtable
transparent: 'designtable

menu bar: Parametric | Design Table from file
Parametric | Empty Design Table

toolbars: Parameters | Design Table | and
ribbon panel: Sheet Metal | Constraints | Design Table

: designtable

Prompts you in the command bar:

Create design table [From file/Empty] <From file>: (Choose an option)

Command Options

Option

Description

From file

Creates a design table by importing a .csv file (comma-separated values file). Please make sure the list separator character on your system is the same as the one used in the CSV file.

Displays the Select Design Table File dialog box:
Select the .csv file
Click the Open button to open the file in drawing
Enter the MechanicalBrowserOpen command to view the constraints

Empty

Creates an empty design table from scratch; prompts you:

Enter design table name <DesignTable_1> - type a name, or else press Enter to accept the default name
Enter parameter names ('*' to link all constant parameters) <*> - specifies names of parameters using one the following methods:

Press Enter to add all parameters that have a constant value (i.e., that do not depend on another parameter)
Enter the names of the parameters to include in the design table; press Enter after each name.

Press Enter twice to stop adding names and create the design table.

Procedures

Related Commands

-DesignTableEdit - allows to edit design tables.

-BmParameters - allows to list and edit the parameters of inserted components and associative array

-Parameters - manages dimensional constraint parameters in the current drawing.

MechanicalBrowserOpen - opens the Mechanical Browser panel.