I asked How Many attributes can you have!

I asked a while back how many attributes can be contained in a Dynamic Component.

I have my answer; it turns out to be A LOT!

Below is a screenshot of the attributes panel for just one wall (SIP) component. It calculates everything from nails to termite proofing to flashings, anchor bolts, tie-down rods, different washers and matching nuts dependent on use, edge profiles, jointer heights / rake, and its final position in its designated pallet for delivery, and, and, and……………………!

All is reported, run through a custom cut-list and pushed through production, while materials are ordered or taken from stock; it also generates a full inventory of general hardware to be collected to accompany the delivery to site.

It shows all embedded structure for the engineer, connection guides and flags for fast peer review, and it also indicates the stops required at processing stations. Also included are indicators for jointer positioning required for drawings.

The final result, lots of embedded logic and almost as many embedded parts. Unlike regular OSB SIPs, these are quite complex given that the faces are its final cladding and lining; thus, I’m super surprised this could all be handled in a DC!

So did you hit a limit? How many was it, or how many does this massive parent have? Super neat man.

Thanks man!

No never hit a limit! There are around 130 attributes in the parent and almost 60 children. Quite a few lines in the parent are just there to provide commonly used “if” resolutions for the children. If I started the whole exercise again, I’d plan a lot more and maybe alleviate 20 or so strings.

One of the cool things included: As most of the work is on side edges, I’ve moved from Left / Right to Circle / Square to allow edge planning to be done without orbiting the model to confirm Left / Right. These aren’t displayed on the final drawings!