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CSWP Certification · Lesson 3: Configurations and modifications segment

Add and modify configurations, use a design table, change sketches and feature order.

Lesson goal

Develop an existing part and its configurations without breaking parent-child relations.

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4 videos

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1 exercise

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Prerequisite: Lesson 2

1. Watch the videos

Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.

CSWP - Adding and Modifying ConfigurationsVideo 1▶CSWP - Adding and Modifying ConfigurationsIdentify, create and modify the configurations of the sample part.In French↗ CSWP - Modifying Configurations using Sketch Profiles and a Design TableVideo 2▶CSWP - Modifying Configurations using Sketch Profiles and a Design TableChange the suppression state of features and the dimensions specific to each configuration.In French↗ CSWP - Feature ModificationsVideo 3▶CSWP - Feature ModificationsChange the profile and end condition of a boss, reorder features.In French↗ CSWP - Sketch Profile Modifications and Feature ReorderingVideo 4▶CSWP - Sketch Profile Modifications and Feature ReorderingModify an extruded profile and reorder while respecting parent-child relations.In French↗

2. Key takeaways

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A configuration can suppress a feature or change a dimension without affecting the other configurations: always check which one is active.

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The design table gathers the values and suppression states of all configurations in one table.

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Changing the end condition of a boss or its sketch profile modifies everything that depends on it: check the child features.

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You cannot place a feature before its parent in the FeatureManager design tree: look at the relations before reordering.

Tip

Before changing a dimension, check whether the dialog box offers to apply it to this configuration or to all of them: this is a frequent source of errors.

3. Do the exercise

Take the parametric plate from lesson 2:

  • create two configurations, one without the hole, the other thicker
  • drive them with a design table
  • reorder the fillet before the chamfer if the relations allow it
✓To check: Each configuration shows the right geometry and a different mass, with no feature in error in the tree.

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