Topological Equivalence

Topological equivalence among the members of a family makes creating the family much easier. If the members of the family are not equivalent, the family may even be impossible to create from a single parametric master. The CADDS5 software doesn't allow the family table to control whether or not certain operations are performed. This would be a useful addition to future versions, as it would allow more parts to be created form the same model. However, it does allow the table to control how many identical copies of an entity are created, or how many entities are created in a regularly spaced pattern.

Last Modified: Wed Aug 28 14:41:29 EDT 1996