Part IV: Creating and Using Libraries
Figure 19.5 shows the effects of auto-sizing. Notice the two shaft holders. These are two instances
of the same part, using different size configurations. When you drag the Smart Component over
the small end of the stepped shaft, the configuration corresponding to that shaft size appears.
As you drag the part along the shaft and the shaft diameter increases, the next-larger Smart
Component configuration appears. This is part of the functionality of Smart Components. Each
configuration of the Smart Component is set up to fit onto a range of shaft diameters. If the diame-
ter of the shaft is outside of the range or between sizes, then the Smart Component is not applied.FIGURE 19.5A Smart Component with auto-sizing
Sizes are governed by a configurator table, which looks similar to a design table, but works some-
what differently. The configurator table relates the configurations of the Smart Component to con-
figurations of the individual parts, which may also change size with the Smart Component. This
serves as a subset of the function of a design table in an assembly, assigning part configurations to
assembly configurations. Figure 19.6 shows a sample configurator table made for the assembly
shown in Figure 19.5.FIGURE 19.6A configurator table