CSWP Design Tables 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What Design Table column header syntax controls a tolerance value for a dimension?
- $TOLERANCE@DimName@FeatureName (Correct answer)
- $TOL@DimName@FeatureName
- TOLERANCE@DimName
- $DIMTOL@DimName@FeatureName
Correct answer: $TOLERANCE@DimName@FeatureName
The '$TOLERANCE@DimName@FeatureName' syntax in a Design Table header drives the tolerance type and values for a specified dimension per configuration.
Question 2: In SOLIDWORKS Design Tables, which Excel row contains the first configuration's values?
- Row 3 (Correct answer)
- Row 1
- Row 2
- Row 4
Correct answer: Row 3
Row 1 holds the header (cell A1 = '$CONFIGURATION'), row 2 holds column parameter headers, and row 3 is where the first configuration's data begins.
Question 3: Which Design Table parameter controls the user notes field of a configuration?
- $USER_NOTES (Correct answer)
- $NOTES
- $COMMENT
- $REMARKS
Correct answer: $USER_NOTES
The '$USER_NOTES' column header in a Design Table populates the User Notes field for each configuration in the Configuration Manager.
Question 4: How does SOLIDWORKS handle Design Table columns that reference parameters not yet defined in the model?
- It creates the parameter if it can, otherwise warns and skips (Correct answer)
- It automatically defines all missing parameters
- It deletes those columns from the table
- It locks the file until missing parameters are added
Correct answer: It creates the parameter if it can, otherwise warns and skips
SOLIDWORKS will attempt to create recognizable parameters (like new custom properties) but will warn and skip any column headers it cannot resolve in the model.
Question 5: What is the maximum number of configurations that can be driven by a single Design Table in SOLIDWORKS?
- No hard limit imposed by SOLIDWORKS, but performance degrades with hundreds (Correct answer)
- 100 configurations
- 256 configurations
- 50 configurations
Correct answer: No hard limit imposed by SOLIDWORKS, but performance degrades with hundreds
SOLIDWORKS imposes no hard configuration limit in Design Tables, but performance and rebuild times degrade significantly as configuration count grows into the hundreds.
Question 6: In a Design Table, which syntax controls whether a component in an assembly is suppressed or resolved?
- $STATE@ComponentName<InstanceID> (Correct answer)
- $COMPONENT@ComponentName
- $ASSEMBLY@ComponentName
- $STATUS@ComponentName<InstanceID>
Correct answer: $STATE@ComponentName<InstanceID>
In assembly Design Tables, '$STATE@ComponentName<InstanceID>' controls the suppression or resolved state of a specific component instance.
Question 7: Which cell coordinate in a standard SOLIDWORKS Design Table contains the name of the first configuration?
- A3 (Correct answer)
- A1
- B2
- A2
Correct answer: A3
Cell A3 contains the name of the first configuration, since A1 holds '$CONFIGURATION' and row 2 is the parameter header row.
CSWP Design Tables 4
What Design Table column header syntax controls a tolerance value for a dimension?