SW '12 randomly changing Design Table Dimensions to Driven

[MechEng13]

All,

I have done a search on the forum and not found anything like this popping up. I have a moderate sized assembly that has one of the components defined by a design table. There are 12 or so unique configurations in the design table. These parts are then used in multiple subassemblies. What I am running into is the 2 primary dimensions of the design table parts, length and width are randomly switching to "driven". When this happens all the parts in the design table change size and I have to go fix every thing.

Any ideas on why and how to stop it?

MechEng13

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alanetzkorn

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Have you tried using the Configuration Manager instead of the DT?

Have you reported the problem to your VAR?

Although there are no solutions offered, a search in the KB for design table driven driving returns several SPR's related to this problem.
SPR 453689: dimension automatically changing from driving to driven when switching configurations
SPR 201468: Driven dimension changes to driving dimension after editing a design table equation in this part.
SPR 618750: Driven dimensions become driving and sketch goes overdefined after creating Design table in this part

 

[MechEng13]

CBL,

Thanks for the SPR's, I have not as of yet reported it to my VAR, I am one user of many, and I am checking internally to see if anyone else is seeing it. I have informed our SW admin about it and will talk with him later.

I will keep digging and I will contact my VAR.

Thanks for the help,


MechEng13

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alanetzkorn