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Name features/ dimensions used on family tables. This makes the family table easier to
understand and modify.



 


Suppressing a feature or component using family table will suppress all children automatically.

   

Creating features in an instance will automatically suppress the feature/ component in the generic
and add the items to the family table.


   

Create an instance for each model required e.g one for casting, one for machining: avoid creating
one instance (machining) and then using the generic as the casting instance.


   

 

Display tolerances, 
  



 pick the required dimension and the
tolerance figures.

 
 





Adding parameters to the family table instead of dimension enable you to drive many
dimensions/ features from a single column in the family table. e.g. a bolt family with different
bolt heads, the thickness of the head can be driven by one parameter (head_thickness) instead of
adding a dimension for each type of bolt head. Each bolt head thickness dimension has the
relation d**=head_thickness.

 

Complex features such as patterns can be added either by adding individual pattern dimensions
or by adding pattern tables to the family table.

 




If a feature/component is only used in a few instances suppress that feature/component in the

generic to reduce load/regeneration times. Generic assemblies could have all components
suppressed in the generic. Parts can also have all features suppressed in the generic. Features and
components are then added at the instance level.

 
  

Each instance has to be regenerated after certain operations, this can cause long regenerations.
Complete the majority of features before constructing the family table.

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Always verify a family table before saving to Intralink. Intralink will issue a warning if instances
are not verified


   
 

Fill in all values do not leave * (the * denotes the value will be the same as the generic) in the
family table otherwise instances may change unintentionally when the generic is modified.


 

Reorder the features that change via the family table to be as late as possible in the model tree -
this will improve performance and regeneration.