{"id":412,"date":"2011-09-13T12:43:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T16:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/new-in-solidworks-2012-enhanced-equation-editing"},"modified":"2011-09-13T12:43:51","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T16:43:51","slug":"new-in-solidworks-2012-enhanced-equation-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2011\/09\/new-in-solidworks-2012-enhanced-equation-editing.html","title":{"rendered":"New in SolidWorks 2012: Enhanced Equation Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/launch\/solidworks-2012-overview.htm?pmID=527&amp;SCID=sm_bl_launch12_equations\" target=\"_self\">SolidWorks 2012<\/a>, the Equation Editor has been completely revamped for easier navigation and use, with a completely redesigned dialog box for creating and editing equations. Now you can perform all tasks<br \/>related to equations in one dialog box without needing to open additional windows. You can also create equations and global variables directly in the Modify dialog box for dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>Enhancements to equations functionality include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic determination of the proper solve order of equations, to avoid circular references and reduce equation troubleshooting<\/li>\n<li>Automatic solving of cases that previously required multiple rebuilds<\/li>\n<li>An automatic rebuild option, to display graphically the impact of each change to equations<\/li>\n<li>The ability to create permanent links to external text files, to make these files easily accessible<\/li>\n<li>Support for instance numbers, to provide unambiguous references to components in an assembly<\/li>\n<li>A new measure option to speed up the process of creating reference dimensions<\/li>\n<li>New syntax using &quot;if&quot; statements and the ability to use the =, &lt;=, and =&gt; conditional operators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other enhancements include type-ahead capabilities and drop-down lists to speed up entering<br \/>equations, and automatic syntax checking to increase accuracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2014e8b85bc7e970d.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EquationEditor\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2014e8b85bc7e970d image-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2014e8b85bc7e970d-800wi.jpg\" title=\"EquationEditor\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/launch\/solidworks-2012-overview.htm?pmID=527&amp;SCID=sm_bl_launch12_equations\" target=\"_self\">our SolidWorks 2012 website<\/a> to learn more about new equations functionality and all of the other enhancements included in the 20th release of SolidWorks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For SolidWorks 2012, the Equation Editor has been completely revamped for easier navigation and use, with a completely redesigned dialog box for creating and editing equations. 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