SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 10: Working with Part Configurations

The Modify dialog box ..................................................................................

The Modify dialog box enables you to change dimensions by just double-clicking the dimension

and changing the value. When you change a dimension using the Modify dialog box in a part that

has more than one configuration, an additional button appears on the Modify dialog box, shown in

Figure 10.6.

FIGURE 10.6

The Modify dialog box

Modify has three options for configuring dimensions: This Configuration, All Configurations, and

Specify Configurations. The All Configuration is the default option. Choosing the Specify

Configurations option opens a dialog box, which is shown in Figure 10.7.

FIGURE 10.7

Using the Specify Configurations dialog box to change a dimension in multiple configurations

Negative dimensions .....................................................................................

SolidWorks 2009 brought into play the use of negative dimensions. Negative dimensions can only

be used within the Modify dialog box, and cannot (or should not) be used in other places. The

negative sign serves only to change the direction of the dimension, and then it is discarded. It does

not stay with the dimension.