Configurations and Design Tables Flashcards

Which SolidWorks feature allows you to drive multiple configurations from a single Microsoft Excel spreadsheet?

Answer: Design Table

A Design Table is an embedded Excel spreadsheet that controls dimension values, suppression states, and other configuration-specific parameters across multiple configurations simultaneously.

In a SolidWorks part with multiple configurations, what does suppressing a feature in one configuration do to the other configurations?

Answer: It has no effect on other configurations — each configuration stores its own suppression state

Suppression state is configuration-specific. Suppressing a feature in one configuration only affects that configuration; all other configurations retain their own independent suppression state for that feature.

Which panel in SolidWorks is used to switch between, add, and manage configurations of a part or assembly?

Answer: ConfigurationManager

The ConfigurationManager is the dedicated panel (accessible via its tab next to the FeatureManager) for creating, viewing, and managing all configurations in a part or assembly document.

When referencing a specific configuration of a SolidWorks part in an assembly, which dialog allows you to choose which configuration of the inserted component to use?

Answer: Insert Component PropertyManager

The Insert Component PropertyManager, shown when inserting a part into an assembly, includes a Configuration option that lets you select which configuration of that component to use in the assembly.

In a SolidWorks Design Table, what symbol is placed at the beginning of a column header to reference a dimension named 'Width@Sketch1'?

Answer: No symbol — the dimension name is entered as-is

In a Design Table, dimension column headers are entered exactly as the dimension's full name with its feature reference, e.g., 'Width@Sketch1', with no leading symbol. SolidWorks recognizes this pattern to link the column to that dimension.

Which Design Table column header syntax controls whether a feature named 'Fillet1' is suppressed or unsuppressed in each configuration?

Answer: $SUPPRESS@Fillet1

The '$SUPPRESS@FeatureName' syntax in a Design Table column header controls the suppression state of that feature per configuration row. Values 'S' (suppressed) or 'U' (unsuppressed) are entered in each row.