Chapter 24: Working with Tables and Drawings
FIGURE 24.9The interface for Excel-based BOMs
Using Design Tables
Design Tables that are used to drive configurations of parts and assemblies can be shown on the
drawing. This is often called a tabulated drawing and is typical of parts that have a basic shape that
is common among several sizes or versions of the part. The sizes are shown by a symbol on the
drawing, with a column headed by that symbol showing the available dimensions and the corre-
sponding size (configuration) names.
You can insert a Design Table into a drawing by choosing Insert ➪ Tables ➪ Design Table or by
clicking the Design Table button on the Tables toolbar. In either case, you must pre-select a draw-
ing view of a part or assembly that contains a Design Table before the menu selection or toolbar
button become activated.