Design Table PropertyManager
Select design table settings when you insert a design
table.
To insert a design table:
In a part
or assembly document, click Design Table
on the Tools toolbar, or click Insert,
Design Table.
Specify
the properties below, then click OK
.
Source
Blank.
Inserts a blank design table where you fill in the parameters.
Auto-create.
Automatically creates a new design table, and loads all configured parameters
and their associated values from a part or assembly.
From
file. References a Microsoft Excel table. Click Browse
to locate the table.
Link to file. Links the Excel table
to the model. When a design table is linked, any changes you make to the
table outside of SolidWorks are reflected in the table within the SolidWorks
model, and vice versa.
Edit Control
Allow model edits
to update the design table. If you change the model, the changes
are updated in the design table.
Block model edits
that would update the design table. You are not allowed to change
the model, if these changes would update the design table.
Options
Add new rows/columns in the design
table for:
New parameters.
Adds a
new column to the design table if you add a new parameter to the model.
New configurations.
Adds a new row to the design table if you add a new configuration to the
model.
Warn
when updating design table. Warns you that the design table will
change based on the parameters you updated in the model.