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Mastering SolidWorks

You're reading from   Mastering SolidWorks The complete SolidWorks reference-tutorial for beginner to advanced techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Wiley
ISBN-13 9781119300571
Length 1248 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Matt Lombard Matt Lombard
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

1. Cover FREE CHAPTER
2. Acknowledgments
3. About the Author
4. Introduction 5. Part I: Introducing SolidWorks Basics 6. Part II: Building Intelligence into Your Parts 7. Part III: Working with Assemblies 8. Part IV: Creating Drawings 9. Part V: Using Advanced and Specialized Techniques 10. Index
11. End User License Agreement
Appendix A: The Bottom Line 1. Appendix B: Finding Help 2. Appendix C: What's on the Website

Chapter 19: Controlling Assembly Configurations and Display States

Display states in the assembly can save you lots of time because they change faster than configurations and offer more options for visualization, including mixed display modes. Assembly design tables can select display states and drive many other parameters in assemblies. Remember also that Modify Configurations and the Configuration Publisher work in assemblies as well as in parts. Assembly configurations are very powerful tools for product variations and performance, especially when combined with a SpeedPak.

  • Master It List at least three of the reasons or conditions under which to use display states instead of configurations.
  • Solution
    • Display states should be used in assemblies instead of assembly configurations when you are controlling the visibility or appearance of components.
    • Display states allow you to change between states more quickly than you can change between configurations.
    • Display states also...
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