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Table of Contents

1 Introduction ............ ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............ ............. .............. ..... 4

2 Welcome to Auto-Configure ................................................................................................................................... 5

3 List of features ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. . 6

4 Installation .............. ............. ............ .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 8

5 Registration ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............ ............. .............. ..... 9

6 Activation ............. .............. ............ ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 10

7 Auto-Configure concepts ....................................................................................................................................... 11

8 How to use Auto-Configure? ................................................................................................................................ 12

9 Component Information Tab ............................................................................................................................... 14

10 Feature Information Tab .................................................................................................................................. 15

11 Dimension Information Tab ........................................................................................................................... 16

12 Custom Property Information Tab .............................................................................................................. 17

13 Annotation Information Tab .......................................................................................................................... 18

14 Annotation Group Information ..................................................................................................................... 19

15 Drawing Sheet Information ............................................................................................................................ 20

16 Drawing View Information ............................................................................................................................. 21

17 Export Model Data to Excel ............................................................................................................................. 22

18 How to enter model parameters in Excel for multiple designs? .................................................... 24

19 How to configure designs? .............................................................................................................................. 25

20 Logs and Settings ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. ............ ............. .............. ............. . 26

21 Auto-Configure Settings ................................................................................................................................... 27




1 Introduction

Standardizer

Tabulated list of model parameters – modify name & value

Add / modify / Delete custom properties

Suppress features and components

Change color of features and components

Formats drawing views automatically

Saves and restores annotation position

Create and apply annotation group (group annotations on its type)

Update drawing sheet name and view name

Update drawing sheet scale and view scale

Powerful UI

Reports sources of errors

Configurator

Standard Excel Interface

Use Excel formulae to compute parameter values

No setup time

Ease of data storage in Excel format

Quick generation of multiple configurations

Define generated file name and location in Excel

Control configurations to keep in generated models

Completely extensible and robust

Simple and friendly interface

Built-in reporting mechanism

Color coding for quick understanding

Can be directly integrated with SAP/PDM systems

and more….




2 Welcome to Auto-Configure

Auto-Configure

A new dimension in product configuration, standardization and automation

Automate repetitive tasks quickly to generate accurate models

Tools to quickly update model parameters

Options to auto-format model drawings

Powerful interface to Standardize design

Excel interface to interact and store design rules for future use

Quick and accurate models with formatted drawings

Why Auto-Configure?

Increases productivity

Reduces error in designing

Allows design standardization

Easy design reproducibility

Saves design knowledge (standards) in Excel; thereby keeping CAD model simple




3 List of features

Standardizer

Feature Part Assembly Drawing

Error Reporting

Number of sketches which are not fully constrained

Preview sketches which are not fully constrained

Edit sketches which are not fully constrained

Rebuild errors and warnings

Standardization

Set component color

Set component suppression

Set feature color

Set feature suppression

Set dimension name

Set dimension value

Add/Modify/Delete custom property

Set annotation color

Set annotation font

Set annotation layer

Add/Remove annotation group

Set annotation group types

Set annotation group color

Set annotation group visibility

Set sheet name

Set sheet size

Set sheet scale

Set view nameSet view scale

Save / Restore annotation position

Auto-Format drawing views

Quick & automatic preview

Configurator

Feature Part Assembly Drawing

Model Parameters

Configure components suppression Referenced Model

Configure features suppression Referenced Model

Configure dimension value Referenced Model

Configure configurations (Create/Delete/Keep) Referenced ModelConfigure custom property value

Configure drawing view name

Configure sheet name

Configure view scales

Configure sheet scales

Configure sheet size (height & width)

Configure annotations

Rebuild errors and warnings

Additional

Configure file name

Configure file location




Export to additional file Formats

PDF All Sheets

IGES

STL

JPG Active Sheet

BMP Active Sheet TIFF Active Sheet

Support

Win XP

Win VISTA

Win 7

32 Bit

64 Bit

New Features




4 Installation

Install Auto-Configure using the installation program. The installer will create all required directories and

install Auto-Configure on your system.

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows XP, VISTA or Windows 7 operating system (32 bit / 64 bit)

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or above

Microsoft Office 2003 or above

SolidWorks 2009 or above

Other system requirements as per SolidWorks

Software Installation

Insert the Auto-Configure CD-ROM in the

CD drive of your system.

If auto run is not set, then:

Launch the Setup program.

Windows Start-> Run-> Browse

(Browse to E:\Auto-

ConfigureSetup.exe assuming E is

your CD drive).

Select Platform type (32 Bit / 64Bit) and click Install

Respond to all the setup program

prompts

Click Close

The installation program automatically

creates the required directories in your

system.

Start SolidWorks

Auto-Configure User Interface shall be

loaded in the task pane manager on theright of the SolidWorks screen.

In case Auto-Configure is not loaded, then

Click Tools->Addin

Check the check boxes in front of

Auto-Configure.

(if Auto-Configure is not listed then

contact Auto-Configure team by

sending an email to support@auto-

configure.com )

Click OK

Select Platform Type and click Install

Select Auto-Configure checkbox to load the Addin

mailto:[email protected]









5 Registration

Register Auto-Configure program by entering correct information in registration form on Auto-Configure

panel.

(Please note that you should be connected to a valid internet connection to register your product. Also, your

information shall be used to identify your license and hence should be accurate.)

Enter accurate information in the registration

form and click Register.

This information shall be used to identify and register your

copy of the product. This is a onetime process and it

generates a valid license key for you to use.

Once registered, the program runs on a trial license

wherein you can standardize and configure only

SolidWorks Parts.

Please send this license key to activate@auto-

configure.com to get a valid license code for activating

your license.

Enter your contact details and click Register










6 Activation

Activate License by entering valid License code (received from Auto-Configure team) to use the product on

all SolidWorks model types.

Enter license code in the registration form

Click Activate

Once activated, the license can be extended by sending

request to [email protected].

(Please note that the license key and license code

combination is unique to your system and it cannot be used

on multiple platforms. The license is non-transferrable.)

In case of any issues or support, please send a mail [email protected] .

Enter license code and click Activate Auto-Configure License status shall be

automatically

Auto-Configure displays the number of license

days left along with the license status in the

status bar on its user interface.











7 Auto-Configure concepts

Auto-Configure is a technology which allows easy integration and control of CAD data with standard RDBMS

systems like MS Excel. The technology supports bi-directional flow of data from CAD to Excel and vice versa.

In addition to the Configurator, it has a built in standardizer which allows you to quickly standardize your

model. The parameters of the standardized model then can be directly exported in MS Excel. Once this is

done, you can use the Excel template and your standardized model to generate multiple designs by defining

configurations inside Excel file. You can also use Excel formulae to derive various model parameters.

Features of Auto-Configure Excel Template: -

a) Auto-Configure creates an index sheet (named Auto-Index) in the excel file. This sheet has a list of all the referenced models along with a link to their respective sheets.

b) Each referenced model parameters are stored in a different sheet.

c) Each sheet lists custom properties, features, dimension properties, referenced components along

with their corresponding values in the current configuration.

d) The first 5 columns (in each sheet except Auto-Index sheet) are used to store parametric

information of the model. These columns are locked and hence cannot be modified.

e) Apart from the first 5 columns, each column represents a design.

f) The sheet tabs are color coded as per the type of model as follows: -

S. No. Model Type Sheet Tab Color

1. Main Assembly

2. Sub Assembly

3. Component

4. Part 5. Drawing

g) The driven parameter rows are marked in red and are locked. This is valid for both driven

dimensions and driven custom properties.

h) The parameter values are populated in the current model unit.

i) In addition to model parameters, Auto-Configure adds following 8 properties to each model: -

S. No. Property

1. File Name

2. Folder Name

3. Description

4. Author

5. Creation Date

6. Revision Number

7. Comments

8. Additional

CAD PlatformMS Excel

USERCAD Model

Parameters

Design Rules

Configuration

Parameters

Configured Designs

Standardization

Design configurations

AUTO-CONFIGURE




8 How to use Auto-Configure?

Load SolidWorks files in Auto-Configure interface by clicking on the browse button on Auto-Configure user

interface (on files tab).

Click Browse.

Select File dialog box shall be opened.

You can filter the selection type to Parts,

Assembly or Drawings from the File Type

list box in the Select File dialog.

Select SolidWorks Files and click OK.

Auto-Configure shall open the SolidWorks

files and load their information.

Click Browse and select SolidWorks files

Alternately,

Right Click on File tab and click Add

SolidWorks Files.

Select File dialog box shall be opened.

Right Click on File tab and click Add

Current Model to add the current model

into Files tab.

Add Current Model option is only enabled

if any SolidWorks model is active.

Auto-Configure loads information of all the

referenced files automatically when it loads the

SolidWorks files. Thus, when you select an

assembly, information of all its subassemblies and

parts is automatically being processed by Auto-

Configure.

Select File Name of any model; Right Click

on File tab and click Remove Selected File

to remove the selected model from Auto-

Configure File tab. Please note that removing the selected model from

Auto-Configure also closes the model in SolidWorks.

Please save the model before using this command.

Right Click on Files tab to see Browse options




Auto-Configure lists all the referenced files in the

SolidWorks Files list box. (You can check the “Hide

References” checkbox to hide all the referenced files

of the model.) These files are automatically being

exported /configured by Auto-Configure when the

user exports / configures the model.

Once the files are loaded, populate and clear buttons

are enabled automatically.

Click Populate button.

Auto-Configure extracts the model

information and stores it.

Auto-Configure checks (and counts)

sketches which is not fully defined and

populates the count in the Files grid.

In addition, the last column in Files tab

indicates the number of rebuild errors and

warning which are associated with this

model.In case there are rebuild errors in the

model, the cell is shown red color.

In case there are rebuild warnings in the

model, the cell is shown in yellow color.

Please note that the configured results

may not be as expected in case there are

rebuild errors and warnings in the

model.

Auto-Configure lists all referenced models

Once the model information is populated, you can

view it by double clicking the model in the

SolidWorks Files List Box.

Double Click model in the Auto-ConfigureSolidWorks Files List.

Auto-Configure shall populate following

information in various tabs:-

Components in the Assembly

Features in each Assembly

Dimensions of each model

Any Annotation information

Custom properties of the active

configuration

Mates information

Drawing Sheet Information

Drawing View Information

Auto-Configure tabs have multiple functions to

quickly standardize your model as per

requirements.

Double click on File Name to populate information tabs




9 Component Information Tab

Component Information tab can be used to view, suppress and change appearance of any component of the

model. The tab lists all the components of the assembly and subassemblies contained in the model.

Click Component Tab

Clicking on any row highlights the component in the

SolidWorks graphics area.

Suppress / Un-suppress Components

You can suppress any component by selecting the

check box in front of the component name in Auto-

Configure Component Data.

Changing color of a component

You can change the color of any component

(however deep in the subassemblies) by simply

clicking the colored button in front of the

component name.

Select Color dialog shall be opened when you click

on the colored button in front of the component

name. You can select the color and click OK.

The color shall be updated in the SolidWorks

graphics area.

Referenced Configuration

The list also displays the referenced configuration of

this component in this model.

Constrained Status

The list also displays the current constrained status

of this component in this model.

Select Component Tab to see component information




10 Feature Information Tab

Feature Information tab can be used to view, suppress and change appearance of any feature of any

component of the model. The tab lists all the components of the assembly and subassemblies contained in themodel in the component combo box. You can select any component to view its features and their properties.

Click Features Tab

Clicking on any row highlights the feature in the


Select component from Component Name

combo box

The features of this component are listed in the grid.

The referenced configuration of this component is

also displayed.

Suppress / Un-suppress Features

You can suppress any feature by selecting the check

box in front of the feature name in Auto-Configure

Feature Data.

Changing color of a feature

You can change the color of any feature (howeverdeep in the subassemblies) by simply clicking the

colored button in front of the feature name.

Select Color dialog shall be opened when you click

on the colored button in front of the feature name.

You can select the color and click OK.

The color shall be updated in the SolidWorks

graphics area.

Select Feature Tab to see feature information




11 Dimension Information Tab

Dimension Information tab can be used to view and edit dimension of any feature of any component of the

model. The tab lists all the dimensions of the assembly and subassemblies contained in the model. The tab alsolists all dimensions of mates (Distance Constraints in the assembly/sub-assembly).

Click Dimensions Tab

Clicking on any row highlights the dimension in the


Change dimension name

You can update the name of any dimension by

entering new name in Dimension Name column of

the Dimension Data.

You can enter recognizable names to critical

(configurable) dimensions.

Changing dimension value

You can change the value of any dimension by

entering the new value in the Dimension Value

column of the dimension Data.

The dimension name and value gets updated as

soon as the value is changed in the cell.

Select Dimension Tab to see dimension information




12 Custom Property Information Tab

Custom Property Information tab can be used to view, edit, add and remove custom properties in the model.

The tab lists all the custom properties for the active configuration of the model. The tab also has aconfiguration list box to list the various configurations stored in the model.

Click Custom Property Tab

The custom properties in the active configuration

shall be listed. The configuration Name list shall

contain names of all the configurations in the model.

Select configuration from the configuration

name list.

The custom properties of the selected configuration

shall be populated in the list.

Please note that you can change the Name and value

of the custom property in the table. The resolved

value is automatically computed and hence cannot

be set. The properties with resolved values

computed from SolidWorks parameters are marked

in red.

Select Custom Property Tab to see information Add Custom Property

Select any cell in the custom property table and click

right mouse button.

Click Add Custom Property command in the context

menu. A new row shall be added in the table. Enter

the property name and value in respective columns

and Auto-Configure shall automatically add the

custom property in the selected configuration.

Delete Custom Property

Select the custom property cell in the custom

property table and click right mouse button.

Click Delete Custom Property command in the

context menu. The custom property shall be

removed from the list and the model.

Please note that delete custom property cannot

be undone.

Right click to add/delete custom property




13 Annotation Information Tab

Annotation Information tab can be used to view and edit annotations in the model. The tab lists all the

annotations of the model. This tab also lists Annotation Group Data which can be used to standardize drawingannotations and apply design rules.

Click Annotations Tab

The annotations in the model shall be listed. These

annotations can be notes, symbols, dimensions,

centerline, datum origin, leader and soon.

Clicking on any row highlights the annotation in the


You can change the name of an annotation

by entering a valid name in Annotationname column.

Please note that SolidWorks does not allow you

to use some special characters in names (like

‘@’, ‘/’ and ‘.’)

You can assign a layer to an annotation by

selecting the name of the layer in the

Layer Name list box cell.

You can assign a color to an annotation by

clicking on the Color column of the

annotation.

You can set Font, Font Size and Font Styleto an annotation by clicking on the Format

column of the annotation.

You can save position of an annotation by

clicking on the save button.

You can restore position of an annotation

by clicking on the restore button.

Annotations with saved positions only can

be restored.

Please note that Annotations having no format

properties have their format cell grayed.

Save and restore positions are especially useful once

you have formatted your annotations completely.

Auto-Configure shall automatically restore the

position back to its saved position even if the

annotations are scattered (by operations like scaling

sheet or scaling drawing views)

Select Annotations Tab to see information




14 Annotation Group Information

Annotation Group Information can be used to categorize annotations into various groups based on their types.

This functionality can help you in selective formatting of annotations.

Annotations Group Grid

Auto-Configure allows you to group model

annotations based on their types. Hence group

properties can be simply applied to all the

annotations of selected types. This concept is similar

to concept of layers but is extended to set format

information (font, size, effects etc.) to the group

along with color and layer.

Annotations in various groups can be hidden to

make the drawing readable. The user can then set annotation properties on the visible annotations

only.

Right Mouse click on the grid allows you to

add / Remove (selected) group.

Set Annotation Group NameRight click to Add/Delete group

Right click in annotation type column to

select the associated annotation types in

this group

You can select multiple annotation types for a group

All annotation type which are associated with some

group in the list are marked in red.Click Close (or press Esc) to close selecting

annotation types.

Select layer for this annotation group.

Select color for this annotation group.

Select Format (Font, Size and effects) for

this annotation group.

Click Save to save all the selected groups in

Registry.

Click Apply to apply group properties to

the model.Right click in Annotation Type column toselect type




15 Drawing Sheet Information

Drawing Sheet and View information tab can be used to format various drawing sheets and drawing views in a

SolidWorks drawing document.

Sheet Data Grid

Select a row and the corresponding

drawing sheet shall be automatically

activated in the SolidWorks graphics area.

This grid lists all the drawing sheets available in the

model document along with their names, scales,

sheet width and sheet size.

You can change the sheet name by

entering appropriate name in sheet name

column.

The sheet name is automatically updated in all the

other information grids (like annotation grid and

view grid)

You can change the sheet scale by entering

a numerical sheet scale value in sheet

scale column.

You can change the sheet size (height and

width) by entering the appropriate

numeric values (in meters) in the

corresponding columns.Select Sheets and Views to see information

Right click in format views column to set the format view parameters

You can set values for horizontal & vertical

distances between views and between view and

edge (values should be in meter)

or

You can select Auto-Compute to allow let program

compute the values automatically.

Select Format Along X if you want to

format views along X (horizontally).

Select Format Along Y if you want to

format views along Y (vertically).

Click Save if you want to save this setting

for future documents.

Click Close to close setting format options.

Click Format Views to format views as per

your options.

Click Save to save position of all

annotations in this sheet. Click Restore to restore position of all

annotations in this sheet. Right click in Format views to set formatting options




16 Drawing View Information

Drawing Sheet and View information tab can be used to format various drawing sheets and drawing views in a

SolidWorks drawing document.

View Data Grid

Select a row and the corresponding

drawing view shall be automatically

activated in the SolidWorks graphics area

This grid lists all the drawing views available in the

model document along with their names and scales.

You can change the view name by entering

appropriate name in view name column.

The view name is automatically updated in all the

other information grids (like annotation grid)

You can change the view scale by entering

a numerical view scale value in view scale

column.

You can check Use Sheet Scale checkbox to

allow the view to use the sheet scale.

You can check Use Parent Scale checkbox

to allow the view to use the parent view

scale.

Click Save to save position of all

annotations in this view. Click Restore to restore position of allannotations in this view.

Select Sheets and Views to see information




17 Export Model Data to Excel

Auto-Configure allows you to export and store your model data in Excel format. The Excel file has all the

parameters of all the parts and sub-assemblies referenced in the model. The Excel file is formatted so as tominimize effort of the user.( Refer to Auto-Configure concepts for more details ).

Click XL Export button

The model information (including list of

components, their features, dimensions, constraints,

annotations and custom property) is exported in an

Excel file.

The Excel file is stored in temporary file location

(default value is Auto-Configure install

location\output\).

The Excel file has Auto-Index worksheet which lists

all the components (Assemblies/Parts/Sub

Assemblies) present in the model along with the

sheet name where information for that component

is stored. The sheet names are linked to the

corresponding sheet.

(The components are listed such as they appear in the

feature manager except that the main model is listed

last )

Note: -

Change the names of the various parameters

(dimensions) of the model using associated Tabprior to exporting the model to excel. This shall help

you in identifying the critical (or varying)

parameters in the Excel file.

Auto-Index worksheet listing all references in the model




Click on Sheet Name link in front of model name

The sheet with model information shall be activated (as shown below). This sheet lists all parameters

(features, dimensions, custom properties) in this model. It also lists the various features in the model along

with their suppression state in the referenced configuration.

In case of assembly, this sheet has a list of components present in the assembly along with their sheet

names and links to these sheets.

Each sheet is colored as per the type of model for which it contains the information. For more information,

check Sheet Tab Colors.

Auto-Configure generated Excel Worksheet containing all model parameters




18 How to enter model parameters in Excel

for multiple designs?

Once the excel file is saved, you need to enter the model parameter values as per the new configurations

desired. This is required in each sheet (except Auto-Index worksheet) in the Excel File.

Each design is saved in one column of each Excel Worksheet in the Excel File. For example, the first

design configuration shall start in Column F in each of the worksheets on the Excel File.

The rows marked in red are computed by design and hence cannot be altered. You should leave

them blank.

The values of File Name and Path (Rows 1 & 2) are mandatory for each design and in each

worksheet (you can skip the file name and path for components which are pattern instances).

You can only enter the varying parameters values in the Excel file. Auto-Configure does not change

the parameter value if the value is not specified in the Excel File.

All instances of a component with same name and location shall be saved as configurations in the

corresponding model file.

A Pattern (either feature or component) is a feature where same model is referenced multiple

times. You can define variations of component pattern instances (which shall be saved as different

configurations).

You can use Excel formulae to add any rule in the Excel Worksheet (as shown below).

Add model parameter values in various columns to configure




19 How to configure designs?

You can start configuring designs from Excel file as soon as your design is populated and your Excel file is

ready.Please make a copy of the original design file (by using pack & go) prior to configuring your designs.

Select an existing Excel File

Click select XL button (highlighted in red)

in the Files tab to select the Excel File.

Excel File Name is automatically shown in

the cell prior to it.

Start with new Excel File

Export the Excel File using XL Export

button. The name of the file is updated in

the table as soon as the Excel file is saved.

Open Excel File

Right Click on Excel File Column and click

Open Excel File.

You can open the file and enter the

configuration details as discussed in

previous chapter.

Click Configure button

Auto-Configure closes the model document andstarts configuring design. All the relevant files are

saved in the folders defined in the Excel files with

the names in defined in Excel file.

Auto-Configure checks for any rebuild errors and any

sketch which is not fully constrained in the model. In

case there is any error, Auto-Configure prompts to

optionally stop (and fix the model).

Auto-Configure calculates the total configuration

time (time till model configurations are generated

once configure button is clicked) and displays it

once the configuration process is completed.

Click Select XL File button to select existing Excel file

Click Open Excel File option to open the selected Excel file




20 Logs and Settings

See Auto-Configure log

Click button to toggle show / hide of

Auto-Configure log. The log file is

automatically saved in the Auto-Configure

working directory.

Auto-Configure Settings

Click button to set Auto-Configure

settings.

Auto-Configure Help

Click button to see help.

About Auto-Configure

Click button to see About dialog. This

dialog lists the product information and

license information. You can use license

information from this dialog to contact

Auto-Configure with any support issues.




21 Auto-Configure Settings

Click Auto-Configure Settings button to open settings dialog

Set Working Directory

Click Working Directory tab

Auto-Configure saves all Excel files and

the log file in the working directory.

By default, Auto-Configure creates an

output directory in Auto-Configure

installation location and sets it as the

working directory

Check / Uncheck Populate component

pattern instance in Excel and grid

Checking this option populates data for

each instance of component pattern in

Data grid and Excel.

By default, this option is checked.Enter / browse for working directory

Format Drawing Views Settings

Set parameters to auto-format drawing

views

Parameters include: -

Horizontal distance of view from edge

Horizontal distance between views

Vertical distance of view from edge

Vertical distance between views

Set options to auto-format drawing views

Options include: -

Auto-compute horizontal distance of

view and edge

Auto-compute vertical distance of

view and edge

Auto-compute horizontal distance

between views

Auto-compute vertical distancebetween views

Format along X (horizontally)

Format along Y (vertically)

Set format view settings



Configurator Settings

Check additional file formats in which you

want your models exported during

configuration.

Additional file formats include: -

Bitmap

Jpeg

Tiff

PDF

IGES

STL

Set configurator settings

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