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Configurations Made Easy:
We’re your friendly
neighborhood VAR…
 Devoted to improving your productivity
 Focused solely on New England - since 1989
 Support staff of 14 applications engineers
 5 Elite Engineers
Crystal Yazvac –
CSWE, Applications
Engineer
 B.S. from Purdue in
2003
 SolidWorks user since
2001
 Joined CAPINC in July
2010
 SolidWorks “What’s New 2012”
 SolidWorks Essentials Class
 SolidWorks Assemblies Class
 SolidWorks Help
 http://help.solidworks.com/2014/English
/SolidWorks/sldworks/c_ModifyCfg_Modi
fy_Configurations.htm
 What is the “Modify Configurations”
Dialog Box?
 History
 Accessing the Dialog Box
▪ Configurable Items
 Creating/Modifying Configurations
 Adding/Modifying the Table
 Custom Properties
 Save Table View
 Limitations
The Modify
Configurations
dialog box provides
a table where you
can create and
modify
configurations for
commonly
configured
parameters in parts
and assemblies.
 You can perform the following operations in the Modify
Configurations dialog box:
 Add, delete, and rename configurations.
 Create, edit, and delete configuration-specific custom properties.
 Rename features and dimensions.
 Un-configure parameters, which applies the active configuration's value to
all configurations.
 In parts, you can configure:
 Dimensions of features and sketches
 Suppression states of features and sketches
 Material
 Custom properties
 In assemblies, you can configure:
 Which configurations of components to use
 Dimensions of assembly features and mates
 Suppression states of components, assembly features, and mates
 Custom properties
 Modify Configurations:
 Introduced in 2012
 Replace Excel Design Tables?
 Was Limited
 Stable in 2014
To access the Modify Configurations
dialog do one of the following:
 Right-click an item and click Configure
Dimension, Configure Feature,
Configure Component, or Configure
Material.
 Modify a previously saved table in the
ConfigurationManager, expand Tables,
right-click a saved table, and click
Show Table.
 Select a feature, sketch, or mate
in the FeatureManager design
tree to make its dimensions
visible in the graphics area.
 In the graphics area, right-click
a dimension and click Configure
Dimension
 In the Modify Configurations
dialog box, you can:
 Create new configurations.
 Edit the dimension values for each
configuration.
 Click the arrow at the top of the
column to select other parameters of
the sketch or feature to configure.
 In the FeatureManager design
tree or graphics area, right-
click a feature, sketch, or
mate and click Configure
Feature
 In the Modify Configurations
dialog box, you can:
 Create new configurations.
 Suppress or unsuppress the
feature for each configuration.
 Click the arrow at the top of the
column to select other
parameters of the sketch or
feature to configure
 In an assembly, right-click a
component and click
Configure Component.
 In the Modify Configurations
dialog box, you can:
 Create new assembly
configurations.
 Change the component
configuration used in each
assembly configuration.
 Suppress or unsuppress the
component for each assembly
configuration.
 In the FeatureManager design tree,
right-click Material and click
Configure Material.
 The Modify Configurations dialog box
appears. In the Material column, a
drop-down list of material Favorites is
available for each configuration.
 To specify a material for a
configuration, click the arrow in the
Material column, and then do one
of the following:
 Select a material from the list.
 Select Browse More at the bottom of
the list to access the Material dialog
box, where you can select a predefined
material or create a custom material.
 In the Modify
Configurations dialog box,
at the bottom of the
Configuration Name
column, click <Creates a
new configuration>.
 Type a name and press
Enter.
 You can right-click any
configuration and click the
following:
 Rename Configuration
 Delete Configuration
 Add Derived Configuration
 Switch to Configuration.
Makes the selected
configuration the active one.
 Double-click items
(features, sketches, etc.) in
the graphics area or
FeatureManager design tree
to add their configurable
parameters to the table.
 To remove an item from the
table, right-click its column
header and click Delete.
 The item is removed from the
table. It remains unchanged in
the model.
 To Unconfigure a
parameter, right-click
the column heading
and click Unconfigure.
 The active
configuration's value for
the parameter is applied
to all configurations,
and the column
disappears from the
table.
 To edit parameter
values, click in a cell
and:
 Type to change numeric
values.
 Select or clear check
boxes to change the
suppression state of
features, sketches,
components, and
mates.
 Select from a list of
component
configurations or part
materials.
 To rename a feature or
sketch:
 Right-click the name in the
column header and click
Rename. Type a new name.
 The name changes in the
dialog box. Click Apply. The
name updates in the
FeatureManager design tree.
 You can add a
column for every
configured
parameter in the
model at once by
clicking All
Parameters at the
bottom of the
dialog box
 At the bottom of the Modify
Configurations dialog box, click
Hide/Show Custom Properties .
 To configure existing properties,
click the arrow at the top of the
Custom Properties column, select
properties, and click in a blank
area of the dialog box.
 A column is added for each property
you selected.
 To add a new property:
 Click the arrow at the top of the
Custom Properties column and select
“New Property” at the bottom of the
list.
 Click in a blank area of the dialog
box.
 In the column header, right-click
New Property and click Rename.
 Type a name and press Enter.
 To change property values, click in
a cell and type.
 To save the current
view of the table and
apply changes to the
model
 For New Tables:
▪ Type in a name for the
Table
▪ Click the Save Table View
icon.
 For Existing Tables:
▪ Click the Save Table View
icon.
 If you forget the
Configurations will be
created but a Table will
not be Created/Updated
Configurations Made Easy: SOLIDWORKS Modify Configurations
 Cannot Do Yet:
 End Conditions
 HoleWizard Size
 Global Variables
 Equations
 Excel Functions
 Colors
 Display States
 Fixed
 Comments
 Crystal Yazvac:
 cyazvac@capinc.com
Crystal Yazvac: cyazvac@capinc.com

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Configurations Made Easy: SOLIDWORKS Modify Configurations

  • 2. We’re your friendly neighborhood VAR…  Devoted to improving your productivity  Focused solely on New England - since 1989  Support staff of 14 applications engineers  5 Elite Engineers
  • 3. Crystal Yazvac – CSWE, Applications Engineer  B.S. from Purdue in 2003  SolidWorks user since 2001  Joined CAPINC in July 2010
  • 4.  SolidWorks “What’s New 2012”  SolidWorks Essentials Class  SolidWorks Assemblies Class  SolidWorks Help  http://help.solidworks.com/2014/English /SolidWorks/sldworks/c_ModifyCfg_Modi fy_Configurations.htm
  • 5.  What is the “Modify Configurations” Dialog Box?  History  Accessing the Dialog Box ▪ Configurable Items  Creating/Modifying Configurations  Adding/Modifying the Table  Custom Properties  Save Table View  Limitations
  • 6. The Modify Configurations dialog box provides a table where you can create and modify configurations for commonly configured parameters in parts and assemblies.
  • 7.  You can perform the following operations in the Modify Configurations dialog box:  Add, delete, and rename configurations.  Create, edit, and delete configuration-specific custom properties.  Rename features and dimensions.  Un-configure parameters, which applies the active configuration's value to all configurations.  In parts, you can configure:  Dimensions of features and sketches  Suppression states of features and sketches  Material  Custom properties  In assemblies, you can configure:  Which configurations of components to use  Dimensions of assembly features and mates  Suppression states of components, assembly features, and mates  Custom properties
  • 8.  Modify Configurations:  Introduced in 2012  Replace Excel Design Tables?  Was Limited  Stable in 2014
  • 9. To access the Modify Configurations dialog do one of the following:  Right-click an item and click Configure Dimension, Configure Feature, Configure Component, or Configure Material.  Modify a previously saved table in the ConfigurationManager, expand Tables, right-click a saved table, and click Show Table.
  • 10.  Select a feature, sketch, or mate in the FeatureManager design tree to make its dimensions visible in the graphics area.  In the graphics area, right-click a dimension and click Configure Dimension  In the Modify Configurations dialog box, you can:  Create new configurations.  Edit the dimension values for each configuration.  Click the arrow at the top of the column to select other parameters of the sketch or feature to configure.
  • 11.  In the FeatureManager design tree or graphics area, right- click a feature, sketch, or mate and click Configure Feature  In the Modify Configurations dialog box, you can:  Create new configurations.  Suppress or unsuppress the feature for each configuration.  Click the arrow at the top of the column to select other parameters of the sketch or feature to configure
  • 12.  In an assembly, right-click a component and click Configure Component.  In the Modify Configurations dialog box, you can:  Create new assembly configurations.  Change the component configuration used in each assembly configuration.  Suppress or unsuppress the component for each assembly configuration.
  • 13.  In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click Material and click Configure Material.  The Modify Configurations dialog box appears. In the Material column, a drop-down list of material Favorites is available for each configuration.  To specify a material for a configuration, click the arrow in the Material column, and then do one of the following:  Select a material from the list.  Select Browse More at the bottom of the list to access the Material dialog box, where you can select a predefined material or create a custom material.
  • 14.  In the Modify Configurations dialog box, at the bottom of the Configuration Name column, click <Creates a new configuration>.  Type a name and press Enter.  You can right-click any configuration and click the following:  Rename Configuration  Delete Configuration  Add Derived Configuration  Switch to Configuration. Makes the selected configuration the active one.
  • 15.  Double-click items (features, sketches, etc.) in the graphics area or FeatureManager design tree to add their configurable parameters to the table.  To remove an item from the table, right-click its column header and click Delete.  The item is removed from the table. It remains unchanged in the model.
  • 16.  To Unconfigure a parameter, right-click the column heading and click Unconfigure.  The active configuration's value for the parameter is applied to all configurations, and the column disappears from the table.
  • 17.  To edit parameter values, click in a cell and:  Type to change numeric values.  Select or clear check boxes to change the suppression state of features, sketches, components, and mates.  Select from a list of component configurations or part materials.
  • 18.  To rename a feature or sketch:  Right-click the name in the column header and click Rename. Type a new name.  The name changes in the dialog box. Click Apply. The name updates in the FeatureManager design tree.
  • 19.  You can add a column for every configured parameter in the model at once by clicking All Parameters at the bottom of the dialog box
  • 20.  At the bottom of the Modify Configurations dialog box, click Hide/Show Custom Properties .  To configure existing properties, click the arrow at the top of the Custom Properties column, select properties, and click in a blank area of the dialog box.  A column is added for each property you selected.  To add a new property:  Click the arrow at the top of the Custom Properties column and select “New Property” at the bottom of the list.  Click in a blank area of the dialog box.  In the column header, right-click New Property and click Rename.  Type a name and press Enter.  To change property values, click in a cell and type.
  • 21.  To save the current view of the table and apply changes to the model  For New Tables: ▪ Type in a name for the Table ▪ Click the Save Table View icon.  For Existing Tables: ▪ Click the Save Table View icon.  If you forget the Configurations will be created but a Table will not be Created/Updated
  • 23.  Cannot Do Yet:  End Conditions  HoleWizard Size  Global Variables  Equations  Excel Functions  Colors  Display States  Fixed  Comments
  • 24.  Crystal Yazvac:  cyazvac@capinc.com