The link between parameters and dimensions

There are two approaches: To follow:

• The parameter-dimension connection.
• The dimension-parameter connection.

Details of the two approaches follow.

Working in Parameters list view (following the parameter-dimension connection)

• To see which dimension(s) will be affected by a parameter, simply double-click the parameter in the tabular area. As a result, EngView briefly stretches the dimension(s) in the graphical area.
• Right-click the parameter, point to Select Dimensions, and then click Directly Dependent or All Dependent. The first makes EngView select only the dimensions that are directly affected by the parameter; the second selects both dimensions directly affected by the parameter and dimensions controlled by parameters that are on their part controlled by the parameter. See the two cases pictured below:

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Working in the graphical area (following the dimension-parameter connection)

In process of working with resizable templates, it is very important to quickly locate in the Parameters tab (1) the parameter that controls certain dimension or (2) the parameters that are linked to certain component.

To follow the dimension-parameter connection

1. In the Parameters tabular area, right-click, and then check Trace Object Selection.

2. In the graphical area, select a dimension or an entire component. Note that in the Parameters tab's list, EngView highlights the parameters linked to the selection.

NOTE: The parameters that relate to the selection appear in the Parameters tab even if the group they belong to has not been made visible in advance:

NOTE: When you select a dimension line whose parameter depends on other parameters (that is, its expression is not a concrete value but a formula out of other parameters), EngView highlight all parameters that have effect on the dimension taking into account the level of dependency.

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Dependency levels

The levels of dependency visualize how a dimension depends on the parameters. There are three levels of dependency — first (marked with I), second (marked with II) and third (marked with III).

Consider an example:

The selected dimension depends directly on the parameter HO1. This is first-level dependency.

On its part, HO1 depends on PH, this is a second-level dependency for the dimension. Additionally, PH depends on the parameters CellH and NyCells, this is third-level dependency for the selected dimension.