Automating the Design Process and Table-Driven Design - Inventor 2013 and Inventor LT 2013 Essentials - page 343

9. To update the assembly, click the Update icon on the Quick Access
toolbar.
10. After the assembly updates, save the file.
When the assembly updates, you will see that the edge band components are
now the correct size. Once you become comfortable with the language iLogic
speaks, you will see that you're just giving orders based on needs that already
exist around your designs.
Controlling Features Through Rules
Now, you have your file parameters connected to each other, and the assembly
is looking good. There is one last step before you test all the connections. There
needs to be a rule that changes the number of holes when the drawer becomes
narrow. Rather than continuing to test your typing skills, this exercise will
leverage the ability to store rule content outside of the Inventor file:
1. Continue using the c15-06.iam file from the previous exercise.
2. Use Windows Explorer to open iLogic​Feature​Suppression.txt
from the Assemblies\Chapter​15 folder.
3. When the text file opens, press Ctrl+A to select the entire contents,
and then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing Ctrl+C.
4. Switch back to Inventor.
5. Double-click the Pull Control rule in the iLogic Browser to open it in
the editor.
6. Press the Enter key to create space beneath the existing contents in
the rule, and paste the information you copied from the text file, as
shown in Figure 15.29.
You'll notice that the actions and parameter names are automati-
cally color-coded even if you didn't type the rule in the window. The
rule says that if the value of drawer_width is equal to or less than 14
inches, then Inventor will suppress the Double Hole Pull feature and
unsuppress the Single Hole Pull feature. If the drawer is larger than
14 inches, it will place two holes in the part.
7. Click OK to update the rule and close the dialog box.
The Edge Band Control rule has a feature suppression function built in that
suppresses a fillet on the edge band when the edge is 1 mm thick and turns it on
when it is 3 mm.