CSWP Design Tables 5

Question 1

What is the recommended best practice when a Design Table grows very large and causes slow rebuild times?

Accepted Answer

Split configurations into multiple Design Tables or use SpeedPak configurations

Answer

For large Design Tables, splitting configurations across multiple tables or applying SpeedPak to suppress heavyweight configurations helps maintain acceptable rebuild performance.

Question 2

A Design Table column header reads '$PRP@Color'. What does this control?

Accepted Answer

A configuration-specific custom property named 'Color'

Answer

The '$PRP@Color' header drives a configuration-specific custom property named 'Color', which can be referenced in a Bill of Materials or drawing.

Question 3

When inserting a Design Table from an external file, what is preserved if the source Excel file is later edited?

Accepted Answer

Changes update the model when SOLIDWORKS reopens or the table is refreshed

Answer

An externally linked Design Table updates the model configurations when the file is reopened or the table is explicitly refreshed from the Edit menu.

Question 4

Which of the following Design Table column headers would correctly control the suppression state of a mate named 'Coincident1' in an assembly?

Accepted Answer

$STATE@Coincident1

Answer

Assembly mates are treated like features in Design Tables, so '$STATE@MateName' controls whether a mate is suppressed or unsuppressed.

Question 5

If you want to prevent the Design Table from being auto-expanded with new parameters when new dimensions are added to the model, which option should you use?

Accepted Answer

Disable 'Allow model edits to update the design table' in Design Table options

Answer

In Design Table options, unchecking 'Allow model edits to update the design table' prevents SOLIDWORKS from automatically adding new parameters to the table.

(CSWP) SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Professional Practice Test

(CSWP) SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Professional Practice Test

CSWP Design Tables 5