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  1. A Design Table drives a Toolbox fastener configuration. Which parameter type is NOT directly controllable via a Design Table column?

    Answer: Surface finish appearance

    Appearance/render properties such as surface finish are not model parameters and cannot be driven through Design Table columns.

  2. What is the maximum recommended number of configurations in a single SolidWorks Design Table before performance typically degrades noticeably?

    Answer: 100

    SolidWorks documentation and best-practice guides recommend keeping Design Tables under approximately 100 configurations to avoid significant rebuild slowdowns.

  3. Which of the following Design Table header tokens controls whether an entire body in a multibody part is suppressed?

    Answer: $BODYSTATE@BodyName

    $BODYSTATE@BodyName is the correct header syntax to control the suppression state of a named solid body in a multibody Design Table.

  4. In a Design Table, the header $TOLERANCE@D1@Boss-Extrude1 would control which property?

    Answer: The tolerance value of dimension D1 on Boss-Extrude1

    $TOLERANCE@ drives the tolerance specification (e.g., bilateral, limit) for the named dimension in that feature.

  5. When generating a Design Table from an existing model using 'Auto-create', which parameters does SolidWorks offer to include by default?

    Answer: All dimensions and suppression states currently different between configurations

    Auto-create scans existing configurations and populates columns for parameters that already vary between them.

  6. A user wants a Design Table configuration named 'Left Hand' to show as 'LH' in the BOM. Which column header achieves this?

    Answer: $BOM_NAME@model

    $BOM_NAME@ overrides the configuration name shown in a Bill of Materials without changing the actual configuration name.

  7. What error occurs if a Design Table cell contains a dimension value outside the model's geometric constraints (e.g., a negative extrude depth)?

    Answer: That configuration fails to rebuild and shows an error flag

    An invalid dimension causes only that configuration's rebuild to fail, marking it with a red flag while other configurations remain intact.

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