Activating a Configuration To activate a different configuration: Click the ConfigurationManager: CAD Family tab or the ConfigurationManager tab. The CAD Family tab is available when you enable the Design with SOLIDWORKS app. Do one of the following: Right-click the name of the configuration that you want to view. For the CAD Family tab, select Show Physical Product or Show Representation. For the ConfigurationManager tab, select Show Configuration. Double-click the configuration name. The named configuration becomes the active configuration, and the view of the model updates to the selected configuration. Parent topicManual Configurations Creating and Editing Configurations Manually Derived Configurations Configurable Items for Parts Configurable Items for Assemblies Configure Document Dialog Box Specifying Component Configurations in an Assembly Save as Copy with a Subset of Configurations Deleting a Configuration Manually Configuration Views