Match Parameters

Overview

Match Parameters copies user-parameter values from one component (the source) to another component (the destination). Use it when you need two similar parts/assemblies to share the same driving values without manually retyping them.

This command is intentionally conservative: it only affects user parameters that exist in both documents (matching by parameter name). It does not create new parameters in the destination, and it does not change key-parameter flags (use Match Keys/Match Both for those scenarios).

How It Works

Prompts you to pick a source component occurrence (highlighted after selection).
Prompts you to pick a destination component occurrence.
Copies user parameters from the source document to the destination document by name, using the following behavior:
- Copies parameter values/expressions (including units and multi-value lists where applicable).
- Does not copy the IsKey (Key Parameter) flag.
- Does not create missing parameters in the destination.
Updates the active document after copying.

Usage Instructions

Open the assembly containing the components you want to synchronize.
Click Match in the Configure panel.
Select the source component (the one with the correct parameter values).
Select the destination component (the one to receive the values).
Review the destination component behavior after the assembly updates.

Troubleshooting

Nothing changed: The destination may not have user parameters with the same names as the source.
Some parameters changed but not others: Parameters that fail type/unit compatibility checks (or are otherwise invalid to set) are skipped.
You expected key parameters to change too: Match copies values only. Use Match Keys or Match Both.
Destination doesn’t visually update: Force an update/rebuild in the component, or confirm that features/rules actually depend on the updated parameters.

Examples

Synchronize two variants: Match a source fitting’s driving dimensions to another fitting so both resolve to the same size.

Copy a standard set of values: Use a “golden” component as the source, then Match into another component to quickly reproduce the same numeric inputs.

Assembly cleanup: When two occurrences should represent the same configuration, Match ensures the destination reflects the source without reconfiguration dialogs.