Create Gauge Inputs

Use the Gauge tool to create design variables based on the thickness of selected properties.

1. Do one of the following:
   • From the Design Explorer ribbon, click the Gauge tool.

     
     
     Figure 1.

   • Click the Gauge tool satellite icon . In the Inputs dialog, Details tab, click .
2. Select properties in the graphics area or by using the Advanced Selection dialog.
   Gauge input values can be entered in one of the following ways:
   • As a continuous range of values, where the lower and upper bounds are specified as a percentage plus or minus its nominal value.
   • As a continuous range of values, where the lower and upper bounds are specified specifically.
   • As a list of discrete values.
3. In the microdialog,
   1. Select how you would like to define the input values, then either specify the lower and upper bounds or specify a list of valid discrete values.
   2. Click Create.
      The input is added to the Design Explorer Browser.