It is also possible to access and modify a part’s variables directly when it is already inserted into an assembly. This is similar to accessing the peer variables.<\/P><\/p>\n
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Similarly you can access the OccurrenceDocument or the OccurrenceFileName first and then seek its variables.<\/P><\/p>\n
The ‘OccurrenceDocument’ object of an occurrence in the assembly can be used to access the peer variables of the occurrence part.<\/P><\/p>\n
However there are also 3 parts in the assembly and say you want to change the thickness of the SPlate.par without actually opening it.<\/P><\/p>\n The Variable Table now reflects the variable for the Splate part. Some variables are grayed out while those with the white background are the ones that can be edited.<\/P><\/p>\n The V360 is the one for thickness of the plate.<\/P><\/p>\n The document variable should be declared as an AssemblyDocument:<\/P><\/p>\n Access the required part from the assembly occurrences by either using its index number:<\/P><\/p>\n or its placement name as below:<\/P><\/p>\n You can find the placement name of the occurrence by right-clicking it and selecting Occurrence Properties<\/EM> form the context menu.<\/P><\/p>\n Next step is to access the part document associated with the occurrence:<\/P><\/p>\n As you see, there is no need to actually open the part and access its variables.<\/P> The Part document is referenced directly from the occurrence and its variables are accessed:<\/P><\/p>\n The remaining part to change the variable is fairly similar as seen in the Parametric Parts<\/A> article:<\/P><\/p>\n Finally, oDoc.UpdateAll() updates the assembly document and is equivalent to the Update All Links command Give this powerful feature a try by building a simple Windows Forms application.<\/P><\/p>\n <\/DIV> In case you decide to try out something different or further to what is discussed here and run into any problems or errors, do not hesitate to post a query on the Solid Edge Developer forum<\/A>.<\/P><\/p>\n Simply click the New Message<\/A> button found at the top of the page.<\/P><\/p>\n ~Tushar Suradkar<\/P>![\"01.png\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/01-5.png\" "\\"01.png\\"")
<\/span>Open carrier.asm from the Solid Edge STxTraining folder and from the Tools tab start Variables. Note that there are just three variables in the assembly document itself.<\/P><\/p>\n![\"02.png\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/02-5.png\" "\\"02.png\\"")
<\/span>To do this, start Peer Variables and select the Splate part from the PathFinder.<\/P><\/p>\nDim oDoc As SolidEdgeAssembly.AssemblyDocument = oApp.ActiveDocument<\/PRE><\/p>\n
Dim oOccurrence As SolidEdgeAssembly.Occurrence = oDoc.Occurrences.Item(“2)<\/PRE><\/p>\n
Dim oOccurrence As SolidEdgeAssembly.Occurrence = oDoc.Occurrences.Item(“Splate.par:1”)<\/PRE>
\nDim oOccuPart As SolidEdgePart.PartDocument = oOccurrence.OccurrenceDocument<\/PRE><\/p>\n
\nDim oVars As SolidEdgeFramework.Variables = oOccuPart.Variables<\/PRE><\/p>\n
oVars.Edit(“V360”, “24”) ‘ Older value = 20
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