Chapter 11
Working with Part Configurations

Configurations, also known as simply configs, are variations of a part in which dimensions are changed, features are suppressed (turned off), and other items such as color or custom properties may be controlled. Configurations enable you to have these variations within a single part file, which is both convenient and efficient.

This chapter deals only with part configurations, but assemblies can also have configurations. Assembly configurations can use different part configurations, among other things. This will mean more to you as you learn about part configurations. Assembly configurations are discussed in Chapter 19, “Controlling Assembly Configurations and Display States”.

One example of configurations is having many sizes of a fastener within a single part file. For example, socket-head cap screws can come in thousands of sizes, and you can very efficiently reuse the same sketches and features to create all of those sizes...