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01START HEREParametersDesign once. Adjust with ease.

01 / THE FLEXIBLE WAY TO MODEL

One change. A smarter part.

VIDEO GUIDE

A wider enclosure. A thicker wall. A different fit. Parameters let you name the dimensions that matter, so your design is easier to change without chasing numbers.

Parameters, explainedWatch on Cap
01

Give dimensions meaning

Use names like width or wall_thickness, so you can see what each value controls.

02

Keep dimensions connected

Use formulas to express relationships. A value like width / 2 stays linked to width.

03

Make the next version faster

Change a parameter and the dimensions using it update. Try a new size without rebuilding your part.

FROM WATCHING TO MAKING

Make your first
parameter.

A name, a value, and somewhere to use it. That's all you need to start.

  1. Name it.Open Parameters, choose Add parameter, and create width with a value of 60 and kind Length.
  2. Use it.Enter width in a box's width field. You can also use a formula such as width / 2 in another dimension.
  3. Change it.Edit width in Parameters. The dimensions linked to it follow along.
TRY THE IDEAInteractive example
Top view of a rectangle: width 60 millimetres, depth 30 millimetres.width × (width / 2)60 mm
40 mm90 mm
depthwidth / 230 mm

Move the slider. The depth stays half the width.

YOUR TURN

Build a little flexibility into your next part.

Open a project and try your first parameter. No account needed.

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