Part IV: Creating and Using Libraries
FIGURE 18.4Placing a library feature with dimensions
After the locating edges have been identified, the Locating Dimensions box becomes active and you
can change the values of the dimensions to locate the feature. Further, in the Size Dimensions pane
at the bottom of the PropertyManager, selecting the Override dimension values option enables you
to change dimensions of the feature itself.When you use a library feature with a design table, the design table is not brought into the part
with the library feature. If the part already had a design table, this would cause multiple tables,
which is not currently possible in SolidWorks. The configurations in the design table are brought
forward, however.If you override the feature dimensions using the Override Dimension Values option in the Size
Dimensions panel of the Library Feature PropertyManager when feature configurations already
exist, then a new configuration called Custom Configuration is created in the list of feature config-
urations. It appears that multiple custom configurations are not allowed, and so if you have to
make changes, then you must ensure that they are right before you use the library feature in a part.