configurations made easy - excel design tables

Excel Design TableConfigurations Made Easy:

7/7/2014

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Today’s Presenters

Crystal Yazvac – CSWE, Applications Engineer

B.S. from Purdue in

2003

SolidWorks user since

2001

Joined CAPINC in July

2010

Agenda

What is the Excel Design Table? Accessing the Table Common Configurable Items Creating/Modifying Configurations Adding/Modifying the Table Parameters

Custom Properties Hole Wizard

Demo

What is it?

The Excel Design Table provides a

format where you can create and

modify configuration parameters in parts

and assemblies.

Accessing the Table

To access the Excel Design Table dialog do one of the following:

InsertTablesDesign Table… On the Tools Toolbar there will be an

Icon for Design Table

Common Configurable Items:

Dimensions Change Size

Features or Component Suppress or Unsuppress

Material Change Type

Custom Properties

Creating/Modifying Configurations

Blank Auto-Create From File

Link Edit Control Options

Adding/Modifying the Table

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.

Parameters

To control parameters http://

help.solidworks.com/2014/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/r_Summary_of_Design_Table_Parameters.htm?id=d66e997b3edc440c82ec46eeae3225c2

Custom Properties

To change property values $PRP@property

Hole Wizard Size

To change HoleWizard size values $HW-SIZE@feature_name

Demo

Other Resources

Not Your Average Design Table: http://blog.capinc.com/2014/06/smarter-

than-your-average-design-table/

Configurations Made Easy: http://

www.capinc.com/events/webinars/recorded-webinars/configurations-made-easy-2

Questions?

Crystal Yazvac: cyazvac@capinc.com

Thank you!

Crystal Yazvac: cyazvac@capinc.com