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Introduction to variables

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Introduction to variables

- [Instructor] Variables are important because we get to choose which annotations, or what parameters, we want to modify. Make sure you go to Annotations, you right-click on Annotations, and you make sure that you have Display Annotations turned on. That way we can easily select these dimensions depending on which one we want to choose. Variables will be located in a Design Study tab. We have a dropdown menu for variables where we can choose to add parameter. Now we want to go ahead and select Add Parameter and this is where we want to choose the dimension that we want to set within the parameters that we want to change. So I want to make sure that this is highlighted, my first spot here, I can go ahead and select on the dimension. And as soon as I select on that dimension, I get my value populated. I can switch units, I can add a comment, and I can make that it's linked by seeing the star in this box. So what I…

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