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Configurations and DriveWorksXpress · Lesson 1: Part configurations

ConfigurationManager, suppressing features, configured dimensions and the Modify Configurations table.

Lesson goal

Represent several sizes or versions of a part in a single file.

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2 videos

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1 exercise

Intermediate

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Prerequisite: Modeling basics learning path

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.

Part ConfigurationsVideo 1▶Part ConfigurationsAdd configurations, suppress features and configure dimensions.In French↗ Modify ConfigurationsVideo 2▶Modify ConfigurationsManage configurations in tables: dimensions, features, materials and components.↗

2. Key takeaways

1

The ConfigurationManager lists the configurations; double-click one to activate it.

2

A configured dimension takes a different value in each configuration; otherwise, it changes everywhere.

3

The Modify Configurations table shows dimensions, suppression states and materials for all configurations side by side.

4

A feature suppressed in a configuration stays in the tree but creates no geometry.

Tip

Before changing a dimension, check the proposed scope (this configuration or all configurations): it is the most common source of errors.

3. Do the exercise

On a screw or a spacer:

  • create three configurations with different lengths
  • suppress a chamfer in one of them
  • configure a different material in another one with Modify Configurations
✓To check: Each configuration shows its own length, features and material without affecting the others.

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