Configuration driven multiple equations for the same dimension?

Is it ok to enter the same dimension equation multiple times in the
equation window, suppress them, and then unsuppress a different one for
each configuration?

I've been experimenting with this but I get the feeling that this might
be an undocumented feature and shouldn't really be done?

Is this accepted practice or am I bending SW functionality?

Thanks

Mitch

 

Mitch,
Yes, I believe SolidWorks did do this on purpose. In fact you can add
the equations to design table columns and suppress and unsuppress them
in there.

Jim

 

Mitch,

Here is the text for the column.

$state@equation_number@equations

Jim

 

Jim,

Thanks.

By "equation_number" I assume you mean the dimension/equation name to
the left of the "=" sign?

 

Mitch,

It would look like this - $STATE@1@EQUATIONS

For some reason it wants the name of the folder that the equations are
in. They give the ability to rename the equations folder to something
else. Not sure why anyone would want to do that.

Jim

 

Good point! I wouldn't have thought of that.