Tag Archives: Design Tables

Create menu driven configurations & reduce file size with Configuration Publisher

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Bill Mitchell

SolidWorks introduced the Configuration Publisher in SolidWorks 2010. This utility allows users to create Design Table driven configurations that create the configurations on-demand. The lack of pre-existing configurations reduces the file size until a configuration is generated through user-designed menus.

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Mastering SolidWorks Tables

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Maurice Cherian

This webcast covers the table functionality available in SolidWorks. We present how to create, edit, and master tables in Parts, Assemblies & Drawings.  Some of the topics include:

  • Bill of Materials
  • Design Tables
  • Title Block Tables
  • Hole Tables
  • Revision Tables
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Managing SolidWorks Configurations

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Cody Armstrong

In this webcast we discuss how to create and manage configurations in both parts and assemblies.  User’s of all skill levels will benefit from the many tips and tricks of modeling with configurations in mind.  Topics include:

- Creating and editing configurations in parts & assemblies
- Modeling for configurations
- Part and assembly design tables

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Inspection Reports and Design Tables with SolidWorks.

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Bill Mitchell

Creating inspection reports for SolidWorks models manually takes time and creates redundant work since the CAD models themselves are capable of being toleranced. Using a Design Table to control dimensions and tolerances allows users to create an inspection report in Excel while still controlling the dimensions for the SolidWorks model.

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Configuration Management (Excel)

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Administrator

This webcast covers the topic of configurations and configuration management.  There is an introduction to configurations then we examine some basic and advanced management using Excel.

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