How do I make two configurations in Solidworks?

How do I create a configuration table in Solidworks?

You can select design table settings when you insert a design table. The Dimensions dialog box appears after you select the Auto-create option in the Design Table PropertyManager and click OK. The SOLIDWORKS software asks you which dimensions you want to add to the design table.

How do I link configurations in Solidworks?

To link a display state to the configuration, right-click it and click Properties. In the Display State Properties PropertyManager, under Advanced Options, select Link display states to configurations.

How do you save a separate configuration in Solidworks?

To save as a copy with a subset of configuration:

1. Open a model, right-click a configuration in the ConfigurationManager, and click Save Configurations.
2. In the Save Configurations as a new Assembly/Part dialog box, select a configuration. …
3. Click Save Selected.
4. In the Save As dialog box, click Save.

How do you make changes to only one configuration in SOLIDWORKS?

Select the features or components to suppress (or unsuppress). Click Edit and choose from the following menu items: Suppress.

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Then select:

1. This Configuration.
2. All Configuration.
3. Specified Configuration. Select configurations in the dialog box that appears, then click OK.

How many configurations can you have in SOLIDWORKS?

In fact, there are about 30 different parameters that you can configure in your parts and assemblies. A fill list of the configurable parameters can be found on the SOLIDWORKS help page.

How do you add a configuration in SOLIDWORKS 2020?

To create a configuration manually:

1. In either a part or assembly document, click the ConfigurationManager tab at the top of the FeatureManager design tree.
2. In the ConfigurationManager, right-click the part or assembly name and select Add Configuration.

Why do you make a sub assembly flexible?

By default, when you create a subassembly, it is rigid. Within the parent assembly, the subassembly acts as a single unit and its components do not move relative to each other. However, you can make subassemblies flexible. This allows movement of the individual components of a subassembly within the parent assembly.

How do configurations work in Solidworks?

To create a configuration, you specify a name and properties, then you modify the model to create the design variations you want. In part documents, configurations allow you to create families of parts with different dimensions, features, and properties, including custom properties.

How do I connect display states to configurations?

To link a display state to the configuration, right-click it and click Properties. In the Display State Properties PropertyManager, under Advanced Options, select Link display states to configurations.

How do I create a different display state in Solidworks?

In the FeatureManager design tree, click (to the right of the tabs) to show the Display Pane, and make changes to define the new display state. You can also create a new display state by right-clicking in the Display Pane, selecting Add Display State, entering a name for the new display state, and pressing Enter.