Creating parameters and driving a model

In this recipe, you will use the Parameters panel to create equations and user-defined parameters. You will learn how to rename and organize parameters within a model and drive dimensions with them. You will also learn how to export parameters for use in another model as a reference parameter.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need to open the Heatsink.ipt file from Chapter 3 of the Inventor 2023 Cookbook project folder.

How to do it…

To start, we will examine an existing model that has no defined equations or parameters. The first task will be to access the Parameters panel and create these. To do this, take the following steps:

1. Open Heatsink.ipt in Inventor. This part has been created and currently has no equations or user-defined parameters.
2. Select Parameters from the Manage tab.

Here, we will now rename some of the existing parameters. You can also do this upon placing the dimension in the model...