About Varied Items for Flexible Components
Varied items define component flexibility. You define these dimensions or features in the original part. The following varied items can be defined:
• Components (for flexible subassemblies)
• Dimension values, tolerances, and boundaries
• Features, suppressed, resumed or erased state of features
• Geometric tolerances (part of Annotations)
• Parameters
• References
• Surface finishes
• Materials
The Varied Items dialog box opens when you:
• Add a flexible component to an assembly
• Add flexibility to a component
• Redefine an existing flexible component
Select the appropriate tabs in the Varied Items dialog box to define or redefine varied items. You can redefine, add new, or remove existing varied items. Assign values to the varied items to define component flexibility in the assembly.
Use the following filter options to control the presentation of varied items in the dialog box:
• All
• Modified
• Unchanged
• Locked
The presentation of varied items properties in the dialog box can be customized. Click 
to add or customize varied item columns.
to add or customize varied item columns. | You cannot create a flexible item for a parameter driven by a relation. |