@Jim. first of all, thanks for the reply.
I will try to be straight in my explanation:

When opening SketchUp:

• DC parent name: Cabinet
• DC child name: Door
• custom variable name: door_gap
• door_gap value: =0.3
• custom variable name: door_thickness
• door_thickness value: =1.5
• X axis value: =Cabinet!X+Door!door_gap
• RotZ value: 0

OnClick Event:

• ANIMATE("RotZ",0,-90);
• ANIMATE("X",Cabinet!X+Door!door_gap,Cabinet!X+Door!door_gap+door_thickness)
  PS: the first animation works fine, as the second one. the problem happens when the second animation runs and change the X axis value, which was previously set to "=Cabinet!X+Door!door_gap". now it toggles between two numeric values (as result the two formulas).

when I finish the INTERACT mode and resize the cabinet, now, it doesn't resize properly because X axis value is not a formula anymore but a numeric value.

as a try to overcome this situation, I created another custom variable called "pos_X" (text type) and changed OnClick code, as follows:

• ANIMATE("RotZ",0,-90);
• SET("pos_X",IF("RotZ=0","=Cabinet!X+Door!door_gap","=Cabinet!X+Door!door_gap+door_thickness"))
  PS: pos_X receives the right formula in text format. now, I need to know how to interpret this formula and send the value to X axis, in numeric format.

any idea?

@Jim. you are much right! Dynamic Componets are limited in terms of programming. We also have to deal with bugs. do you have any idea I can put in practice to overcome this issue?

thanks.

how can I feel motivated if I cannot solve simple issues like this one described in this post:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40%26amp;t=66906

I'd appreciate your help, if you could.

hi everybody!

the X axis value of my DC normally comes from a function because of the auto resize. the problem happens when I change the X axis value through the ANIMATE function on the INTERACT mode. it toggles between 0.3cm and 0.85cm values. when I click on the DC, SketchUp overwrites the value passed by the ANIMATE function on the function previously saved on the X axis field.

from that time on, the DC doesn't resize properly because there's no more formula in the field but a value instead.

in order to avoid this, I created a custom variable called pos_X in order to receive the formula that should be saved in the X axis field. pos_X is in a text format but X axis field only accepts number format.

I need to know how to interpret this formula in text format and send the value in number format to the X axis field.

many thanks.

hi everybody!

I created a component with composed by 2 components. when I select the main component, I can see the XYZ axis of the subcomponents. for instance, for the component A, X=-1.9 / Y=0 / Z=0. but, when I select this subcomponent A, inside its atributes, X=0 / Y=-1.9 / Z=0. in other words, X becomes Y and Y becomes X.

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1. why does it happen?
2. how to fix it?**

thanks in advance.