I'm sure there's a simple solution

[da3d4lu5]

Hi,

My first post, any help would be appreciated. I have to create a dynamic block for our overhead cupboards. I've tried to do it myself but the solution is not forth coming and the brain is starting to hurt.

I've attached a drawing to better illustrate what i want to do. It has the old style doors but i will create a new DB for the new style.

 

The OHC will be inserted with the top left point. I then want to stretch the top right point to the appropiate length and have the 3 doors strech equally. The gap between the doors will be 22mm and must not change. The end gaps will vary because of door size but will stay within 31.2 mm to 32.7 mm (As close to 32mm as possible). Also the rh edge of the water level guages need to be 58mm from the rh door edge. Hope it made sense.

 

Thanks Guys

3 DOOR OHC.dwg

[steven-g]

Something like this (32 is 32).

3 DOOR OHC.dwg

[da3d4lu5]

Hi Steven-g

Well done mate, Its almost there! its almost exactly what i need. I didn't explain what i needed the block to do properly (sorry about that, looong day). The size increment for each door is 0.25mm with the remainder going to the gaps at the ends, hence the 31.2 to 32.7 tolerance.

Also when i stretch it a section of the water level guage stretches while keeping the original base point, the block looks perfect, could it be the way ive drawn it?

I really appreciate the effort, today has been a salmon day (you swim all day against the stream, only to get screwed and die at the end of the day) and its good that something is finally going my way. And so simple

 

Regards,

da3d4lu5

[da3d4lu5]

could you also explain how you got the mulitplyer for the handles, thanks

[steven-g]

Sorry that first one wasn't correct try this one. I'll take a look at the increments.

3 DOOR OHC.dwg

[steven-g]

The best I've come up with so far is limiting the stretch dimension to 0.75 mm (0.25 per door), which in the worst case would leave you 0.74mm short for a given size. Adding a second linear dim that is set to incremental and changed by the first stretch action doesn't work. Maybe someone with full Autocad could come up with a method using constraints or parameters for the outer edge.

[da3d4lu5]

Hi Steven,

Thanks for your help, after researching abit ive found i can't do what i want because the length of the door needs to be apart of the value for other parameters, and as its a variable value, can't be used, maybe theres a lisp solution; ill look into it. It hasn't been a complete waste of time i can modify what you gave me for another project ive been working on, which is going to save me heaps of time.

 

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