Linking SOLIDWORKS Component Dimensions to Global Variables at the Assembly Level

Article by Chris Briand, CSWE updated January 20, 2014

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During one of our recent SOLIDWORKS online training courses an excellent question was poised by one of the students regarding linking SOLIDWORKS Component Dimensions:

“Am I able to link dimensions within my components to a global variable  that I have created within my SOLIDWORKS Assembly?”

As it turns out the answer to the question is yes! This is also much easier in later releases of SOLIDWORKS.

Watch the video below in order to see how to setup Assembly level global references.

A shout out to Graham Brown of CARBER Investments Inc. for the excellent question!

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Chris Briand, CSWE

Chris has been educating and supporting Engineers, Designers and IT Personnel within the 3D CAD industry since 2002, and was adopted into the fantastic team of applications experts here at Javelin Technologies in early 2006 and migrated along with his team members to the TriMech Solutions team in 2021.  Chris enjoys the continuous learning driven by the ingenuity and challenges Designers bring forward. Innovation using 3D Printing, 3D CAD and other technologies, combined with a diverse background as a technologist, allows Chris to find solutions that accelerate Designers, and take Design Teams to new heights. Chris is currently being held at an undisclosed location, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.