For more information about the controls and their attributes, see
Configuration Publisher Dialog Box.
Model Requirements
You start with a
model with one or more
configurations.
By default, all SOLIDWORKS models have at least one configuration.
The Configuration Publisher requires that the
model contain a design table, even if the model has only one configuration. For
more information about design tables, see Design Table
Configurations.
Use one of the following methods to define the configurations and
the PropertyManager:
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Single-Configuration
Model
(Single-Row
Design
Table)
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If you start with a single-configuration model, you do
not need to create a configuration for each valid combination of
parameters. For models with many variations, this saves time and reduces
file size.
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The design table must contain:
- A single row for the Default configuration
- A column for each variable
- Values for each variable
Use the Configuration
Publisher dialog box to define the PropertyManager by:
- Creating rules to define the configurations
- Assigning values for the variables
- Defining relationships between the
variables
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Multiple-Configuration
Model
(Multiple-Row
Design
Table)
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Use this method if the model already contains all the
configurations you need.
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The design table must contain:
- A row for each configuration
- A column for each variable
- Values for each variable
Use the Configuration
Publisher dialog box to define the PropertyManager.
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