Configurations
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM handles all SolidWorks configurations. The
configuration information in Workgroup PDM is equivalent to a Bill of
Materials. You can view configurations in:
The Preview
Window
displays the selected configuration. For documents from SolidWorks 2003
and previous releases, you might need to save the document with each configuration
active to enable previews of the configurations.
Workgroup PDM supports evaluation
of custom properties linked to dimensions and other property values starting
at SolidWorks 2005. To enter correct configuration-specific properties
linked to values into the vault, open and save the model with each configuration
in SolidWorks 2005 or later.
To create configuration-specific custom properties:
In SolidWorks, choose a configuration on the ConfigurationManager
tab, then click File, Properties.
In the Summary
Information dialog box, select the Configuration
Specific tab.
Add custom properties and values for the current
configuration.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each configuration.
To enable custom properties in Workgroup PDM:
In the VaultAdmin:
To open a document to a specified
configuration:
In the local
view, right-click the document, select Open
To Configuration, and select from the list of configurations.
To view configurations in Document Information:
In
the vault view, right-click the assembly document and select Document
Information.
On the Properties
tab, note the custom properties listed under Property.
Select the References
tab, then under Document information
for selected revision, choose each configuration in turn from the
Config list.
Note the reference document names, numbers,
configuration names, and quantities (equivalent to a Bill of Materials).
Under Document,
double-click a part, then select the Properties
tab.
If the part has configuration-specific custom
properties, you can see the names and values of those properties. In Config, select other configurations
and view their properties.
To return to the assembly, select the Where
Used tab and double-click the assembly.
To view configurations in Reporting:
In the vault view, right-click
the assembly document and select Reporting.
Under Output
window options, select a revision from Revision.
Select each configuration
in turn from Config.
In the Output
window, note the columns
of information, including custom properties, Configuration
(the configuration in use), Configs
(all configurations), and Quantity.
To view configurations in the SolidWorks client or the
SolidWorks Explorer client:
In
SolidWorks, click Tools, SolidWorks Explorer.
- or -
In Windows,
click Start,
All Programs, SolidWorks <version>, SolidWorks
Explorer <version>.
Select
each configuration in turn from Config.
Note the information
on the tabs, including Properties, References, and Configurations.