Parameters
Parameters are the values a published configurator may change. Everything else stays locked in the Fusion master.
What to expose
Expose only the dimensions and options that change from quote to quote — length, diameter, pitch, material grade, accessory flags. Keep manufacturing constants and internal sketch names off the buyer form.
Each parameter needs:
- A stable key that matches the Fusion parameter name
- A type (number, enum, boolean)
- Units when it is a dimension
- Min / max or allowed values
- A label sales can read out loud
Mapping to Fusion
The App key must match the parameter in the .f3d. A mismatch fails the generate job instead of silently ignoring the slider.
Prefer explicit units in the key or label (length_in, length_mm) so inbound quotes stay unambiguous.
Frozen spec
When a buyer submits a quote or downloads an allowed output, VendorCAD freezes the parameter set and hashes it. That frozen record is what engineering and the inbox see — not a screenshot of a slider.
{
length_in: 120,
diameter_in: 9,
pitch_in: 9,
units: "in"
}Next
- Rules — block combinations that cannot be built
- Configurator builder — arrange knobs for the published page