Configuration Publisher
Configuration Publisher
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So I created a wood cabinet, with 3 major variables, Width, Height, and Depth. These are controlled by 'width mates'.
I used the Configuration Publisher to create a configurable cabinet. Using equations to drive the sizes for the individual parts.
When I insert the cabinet assembly, I'm prompted to put in a Width, Height and Depth. It works great, and automatically creates a new configuration in the original model at that size.
But...
What if I want 2 (or more), of the same (sub)assembly, at different sizes in the same assembly? 99% of the time this happens in projects we do. This is only working individually.
When I try to insert the same assembly again, it prompts me to put in the dimensions, and it's inserted using the same size parts as the first one I inserted, but using different mates.
Is there a way to have it make new configurations of individual part when I make a new configuration of the assembly?
Thanks for your time!
I used the Configuration Publisher to create a configurable cabinet. Using equations to drive the sizes for the individual parts.
When I insert the cabinet assembly, I'm prompted to put in a Width, Height and Depth. It works great, and automatically creates a new configuration in the original model at that size.
But...
What if I want 2 (or more), of the same (sub)assembly, at different sizes in the same assembly? 99% of the time this happens in projects we do. This is only working individually.
When I try to insert the same assembly again, it prompts me to put in the dimensions, and it's inserted using the same size parts as the first one I inserted, but using different mates.
Is there a way to have it make new configurations of individual part when I make a new configuration of the assembly?
Thanks for your time!






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If my first sub-assembly is X and it's 24"x30"x12", and I insert another X in to the assembly at 20"x36"x12", the overall size of the sub-assembly is correct....but the parts are the same size as the first X I inserted with large gaps between parts (or parts going through each other).
I've only been using SWX for a few months now, it's probably something I'm doing wrong with the assembly mates/parts.
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Here's a video of what I'm talking about.
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And once you have created the new configuration go back to the cabinet assembly and see if it appears correct there.
I can't really make out the writing and labels in the feature tree from the video.
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Eric
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I'd really love to get this to work. It seems like it should be simple...but maybe I'm asking too much?
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As individual cabinets they work great. If there were only one cabinet (sub-assembly) per room (assembly), then it would work fine. It's when I enter the second sub-assembly at a different size is where it has problems. It still references the first instance for the sizes of the parts.
I've done this with screws and simple parts...but those are all single body parts, not multi-part assemblies.
Our cabinets are totally custom sizes, down to a 1/16" accuracy. Which is why I'm attempting to use the configuration publisher. Creating all the different configurations of each part and each assembly would be WAY too time consuming.
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It just seems that if the cabinet configures correctly apart from the top level assembly, it should configure correctly in a higher level assembly.
I have to ask again, did you manually change the configuration of one of the cabinet in the top level assembly?
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Again, you need to try to display two different configurations of the same assembly in the top level assembly. You do that by right clicking on the component in the feature tree and editing the properties. Are you able to get to the dialog that allows you to select configurations in sub assemblies?
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If I go to the assembly, a new configuration is made, and it works just fine.
It works fine with one cabinet inserted.
When I insert a second cabinet, the first one remains as modeled, the second one takes the correct overall size, but the individual parts do not change.
Also, if I right click the first instance of the cabinet and change it's configuration, it effects the part sizes in both cabinets.
the part sizes are tied to the original sub-assembly. Which, for the most part, makes sense. The individual part names remain the same, and they are referencing those parts. However, I really hope that swx allows a way to make these parts configurable without having to manually create different sized parts, and then manually having to change each parts configuration.
In a VERY simple assembly like this cabinet, containing six parts, there are over 600,000 configurations possible.
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Do the individual parts in the cabinet have configuration corresponding to those in the cabinet assembly?
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This might cause me to rethink our file structure.
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I was hoping that it would change the name of each part.
Back to the drawing board.
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I'll be using a 'work around'. I've created 5 uniquely named cabinet assemblies (and parts), using a A,B,C suffix. It's pretty rare that we have more than 3-4 different sizes in a single room.
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Just a thought, didn't test it.
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I think you can make your part as one piece and split it. If there is a weldment feature there will be a cut list created. Or you can just use a straight weldment.
How about a star for hard work? :)
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