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    Tutorial - Design Table - Configuration

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    1) Design tables and configurations allow users to create multiple versions or sizes of a part, assembly, or drawing within a single file. Dimensions linked to design tables will automatically update when the table values change. 2) The tutorial walks through creating a simple knife part with four dimensions linked to a design table. Ten knife sizes are defined in the table by incrementing the dimension values by 20mm each. 3) In the drawing, the annotation is linked to the configuration property so that it automatically updates to show the name of the configuration when the model view is reconfigured to a different size. This allows automatically creating multiple model views showing all the knife sizes without retyping the annotation each time.

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    1) Design tables and configurations allow users to create multiple versions or sizes of a part, assembly, or drawing within a single file. Dimensions linked to design tables will automatically update when the table values change. 2) The tutorial walks through creating a simple knife part with four dimensions linked to a design table. Ten knife sizes are defined in the table by incrementing the dimension values by 20mm each. 3) In the drawing, the annotation is linked to the configuration property so that it automatically updates to show the name of the configuration when the model view is reconfigured to a different size. This allows automatically creating multiple model views showing all the knife sizes without retyping the annotation each time.

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    1) Design tables and configurations allow users to create multiple versions or sizes of a part, assembly, or drawing within a single file. Dimensions linked to design tables will automatically update when the table values change. 2) The tutorial walks through creating a simple knife part with four dimensions linked to a design table. Ten knife sizes are defined in the table by incrementing the dimension values by 20mm each. 3) In the drawing, the annotation is linked to the configuration property so that it automatically updates to show the name of the configuration when the model view is reconfigured to a different size. This allows automatically creating multiple model views showing all the knife sizes without retyping the annotation each time.

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    1) Design tables and configurations allow users to create multiple versions or sizes of a part, assembly, or drawing within a single file. Dimensions linked to design tables will automatically update when the table values change. 2) The tutorial walks through creating a simple knife part with four dimensions linked to a design table. Ten knife sizes are defined in the table by incrementing the dimension values by 20mm each. 3) In the drawing, the annotation is linked to the configuration property so that it automatically updates to show the name of the configuration when the model view is reconfigured to a different size. This allows automatically creating multiple model views showing all the knife sizes without retyping the annotation each time.

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    Tutorial>> Solidworks >> Design Table & Configuration.

    What is Design Table & Configuration?


    Design Table & Configuration is one of the features in Solidworks which
    helping users to create a several versions, sizes, design etc., just in single file
    either Part (.SLDPRT), Assembly (.SLDASM) or Drawing (.SLDDRW) files.
    To put in simple words, you have 20 sizes of wrench sets to draw, but the only
    thing you need to do is just make a single Part file, but in drawing later, you
    can blow out 20 wrench sizes just in a minutes. Take a look on picture below
    to understand the workspace in Solidworks.
    << Design Table can
    access from Insert> Table>
    Design Table

    << Configuration Tree can access


    from left side column bar, 3rd icon
    from left

    Now, we try out this exercise. What we will do in this exercise is to create a
    simple knife. Lets do this sketch on Front Plane, and follow dimensioning
    order. This is critical part, why you need to follow my dimensioning order?
    Because it will reflex data input in design table. Before I go further, Design
    Tables works better with Microsoft Excel 2008 onwards (not working with Home
    & Student version). Okay, follow these steps:

    Now we have 4 dimensioning, please follow the orders. Here is the reason
    why:

    If we click on dimension 1 (500mm), please check on the left value check


    box, go to Primary Value menu, you will notice in the first value box stated
    D1@Sketch1-, take note this value name, if you click on the dimension
    number 2, its value name is D2@Sketch1-. So, value D1 will increase as many
    as dimension has.

    Of course, you can rename this as you like, but for this instruction, please
    rename this value name accordingly, but symbol @ remain and so Sketch1
    because it reflex to Sketch name at design tree bar. Follow these changes:
    Original

    Changed

    D1@Sketch1

    Length@Sketch1

    D2@Sketch1

    Width@Sketch1

    D3@Sketch1

    HandleLength@Sketch1

    D4@Sketch1

    HandleWidth@Sketch1

    So the current Sketch1 value is like this:


    Dimension Name

    Dimension Value (mm)

    Length@Sketch1

    500

    Width@Sketch1

    80

    HandleLength@Sketch1

    200

    HandleWidth@Sketch1

    20

    Now, after that, please Extrude Boss 3mm thickness

    Next, go to Insert> Table> Design Table or pick this icon


    This is default setting, leave it
    like this and click OK.

    This Dimension Pop Up Window will appear, and select Value Name required
    (Highlighted in blue is value has been selected) and click OK

    As you noticed, Part layout automatically changed to Excel layout, and at


    top right corner, and Excel Sheet appear, and you will noticed this data
    arrangement. Start at B2-E2 and onwards is Dimension Value Name. Start from
    A3 and downwards is Configuration name. Default name you can change
    it as you like.

    Please fill in the table like above picture; we are making 10 sizes of Knifes. I
    hope you are well in Excel interface. Make the increment value 20mm each,
    please use SUM factor for fast and easy edit, because if you do that, next
    time when changes required, you only changing on top value only, the rest
    will change accordingly. After that save it ( Ctrl+S ) or just click anywhere in
    modeling space. A pop up window will appear and just click OK.

    Go to design tree and click edit sketch, you will notice Dimension in Pink
    Color, thats mean you dimension already automated in Design Table. Now
    check the Configuration Tree, you will noticed under Part Icon, top level is
    Excel Design Table, below that there is 11 configuration, 10 with Design Table
    and 1 by Default. Click and check every Configuration and the model will
    change accordingly. CONGRAGULATIONS!!!. Save it as Knife.SLDRPT.
    Now we go to Drawing interface.

    1: Insert Model with Knife 1


    setting and blow out the
    dimension

    2: from Note edit


    menu, Go to Text
    Format and click
    on Link to
    Property icon

    2: Select Note Annotation and


    attach it to the model.

    In Drawing Layout, follow instruction above.


    <<In Link To Property pop up window, please select the
    second option and from drop down menu, please
    select>
    SW-Configuration(Configuration Name)
    Then click OK

    After that, you will notice the note automatically insert the Configuration
    Name, that means you dont need to retype again in the next stage.

    In Drawing View, click on the Model View> copy (Ctrl+C) and paste it to
    make 10 model view from same Part model. And each model view,
    reconfigure the Configuration Name by click drop down menu on the model
    view tool bar at left side, in the drop down menu choose Configuration
    name. Do it same to the rest Model View, and below you will notice the sizes
    change accordingly and also annotation name also changed automatically.
    CONGRAGULATIONS!!!

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