SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 10: Working with Part Configurations

FIGURE 10.23

Filling in configuration names

To rotate the text in this row vertically, right-click row number 2, select Format Cells, click the

Alignment tab, and turn the orientation to 90 degrees. The word unsuppressed displays in all capi-

tals and fully spelled out, while all you need is a U or an S. Replace the word with an S, and dou-

ble-click the line between the column heading letters B and C at the top of the Excel window to

condense column B as much as possible. Alternate the rest of the rows between Us and Ss to either

suppress or unsuppress the HexDrive feature in various configurations. Figure 10.24 shows the

current state of the design table.

Close the Design Table window, and click OK on the message box that lists the new configurations

created by the Design Table. Now split the FeatureManager, set the lower pane to the

ConfigurationManager, and double-click some configurations. Notice that in the configs where you

specified an S, the HexDrive is suppressed and no longer appears in the model.

You can now add a dimension to the design table. To add a dimension, it is most convenient to

display the dimensions on the screen at all times. To show all the dimensions in the part, right-

click the Annotations folder in the FeatureManager and select Display Annotations. If the dimen-

sions do not display, you may have to go back and select Show Feature Dimensions. Arrange the

dimensions so that you can clearly see them all, as shown in Figure 10.25.