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7.18.1.  Resolve value ranges...
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7.18.1.  Resolve value ranges...

With the help of the command Resolve value ranges... (PARTdesigner -> Extras menu), characteristics containing value ranges are split in separate characteristics.

[Note]Note

Both Value ranges defined as listings (e.g. „1,3,5,6,9,...“) and such defined as interval with or without step width (e.g. „[100:1000/100]“) can be resolved, meaning split in separate characteristics.

Example 1 with a listing of discrete values

There is a table with value range variable „L“ which contains the values „20,40,60“.

"L" in Variable Manager

"L" in Variable Manager

"L" in table

"L" in table

In order for the three list values to be assigned to each of the three rows and so to get nine separate characteristics, do the following:

  1. Click on the command Resolve value ranges.

  2. In the dialog box Resolve value range variables, check variables whose values shall be resolved (here only Variable „L“) and confirm with OK.

Result: The table with resolved value range looks like this:

Value range variable "L" resolved

Value range variable "L" resolved

"L" in Variable Manager: Now as "Variable with fixed values"

"L" in Variable Manager: Now as "Variable with fixed values"

Example 2 with interval and defined step width

  1. Click on the command Resolve value ranges.

    -> The dialog box Maximum range is opened.

    Maximum range

    Maximum range

    [Note]Note

    If the value range definition includes the step width (e.g. "[100:1000/100]") the following applies:

    Both the statement under Maximum range and the step width may affect the result when resolving. Always the lower number of results is used.

    Example:

    If 10 individual values result from the step width, an entry of 200 under Maximum range has no effect.

    100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900,1000

    If the statement under Maximum range restricts to 5 individual results, but the step width would require 10, then the listing will stop after 5 rows.

    100,200,300,400,500

    If the value range definition does not include a step width (e.g. "[100:1000]"), then resolving will be processed only by the statement under Maximum range.

  2. Confirm with OK.

    -> The dialog box Resolve value range variables is opened.

    Activate the checkbox at those variables (here only „L“), whose value range you want to resolve and confirm with OK.

    Result: Resolving has been processed with the defined step width of 100.

    Result

    Result

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