Using calculated properties

About Calculated Properties

Calculated properties are pseudo-parameters that serve statistical purposes. They:

• Do not affect the drawing.
• Are calculated after it has been resized.

IMPORTANT: The thing to remember here is that the value of the dimension extracted through the objsize() function will always be up to date.

Examples for calculated properties

Calculated properties can be:

• Parameters that calculate the inside and outside size of a box regardless of the value of the DT parameter.
• A parameter that controls the Box Compression Test (BTC).
• A parameter that controls the Bundle Height Factor.
• Some cost model parameters that you currently have.

Creating calculated properties

You create calculation parameters in the Calculation Properties tab of the Edit Parameter Template dialog box.

Specifics

Mandatory parameters are added automatically

If a calculated property is Mandatory, when you start a new project, it will get populated automatically in the Calculation Properties tab.

Non-Mandatory parameters are added by hand

Adding these parameters is not automatic. You can add them by using the Append default template parameters command (pictured).

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