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Design Table Question

Design Table Question

Design Table Question

(OP)
hi all,

I have an assembly that needs to have over 100 different configurations. i know what the names of the configs are to be. can i create a design table with all the config names and descriptions, and have SW do the work? There are no dimensions changing. I've tried a bunch of ways, but all give errors about no valid deign table instances were found. i must have the table formatted wrong? thanks in advance!

RE: Design Table Question

Check the help files for design tables. You can create an external file and import it into a SW design table.
 

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
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RE: Design Table Question

(OP)
thats what i have done. i can get SW to generate configs now, problem is it will not populate the description of each config. i tried using $PRP@Description, $Description, but nothing will populate it. i get the description itself to show up in config spec properties, but the actual description text in my spreadshet is not there. thoughts?

RE: Design Table Question

(OP)
i fixed it. apparently the text needs to be left justified. all workd great now! what a time saver this will be

RE: Design Table Question

Best recommendation I can give regarding design tables:

Create two configs manually that are different in all of the areas that you want controlled in your design table.  For parts this will be dimensions and feature suppression.  For assemblies this will be suppression states of components, or configs of components (or custom properties).

Then create a new design table allowing SolidWorks to autocreate.  It will automatically add all of the parameters that differ between your existing configs.

Now you will be able to easily add you 100+ configs.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks

RE: Design Table Question

(OP)
only one problem i've noticed. whenever i activate a config, it creates a display state. if i delete it, and activate another config, it creates it again. On the assembly i did manually this does not happen. is there a setting i may be missing, or something in the design table that controls this?

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