Chapter 11: Working with Part Configurations
Configurations are a powerful way to control variations of a design within a single part file. Many aspects of a part can be configured, although a few cannot. Manually created configurations are useful for making a small number of variations and a small number of configurations, but they become unwieldy when you need to make more than a few variations of either type.
Using design tables to control design variations is recommended because you will be able to see more clearly all the changes you have made to all the configurations. Additionally, by having the power of Excel available, you will be able to access many functions that are not shown here, such as using lookup tables and Concatenate functions to build descriptions or configuration names.
- Master It Create a simple block from a fully dimensioned sketch, name all of the dimensions, and create three configurations such that each configuration changes one of the dimensions....
