Inserting a New Design Table (continued)

Now you are ready to insert a new design table.

If you accidentally click outside the worksheet before entering all the values, the worksheet closes. To reopen it, click the ConfigurationManager tab at the top of the FeatureManager design tree, expand Tables , right-click Excel Design Table , and select Edit Table.
  1. Click Insert > Tables > Excel Design Table.
  2. In the PropertyManager:
    • Under Source, select Blank to insert a blank design table.
    • Under Edit Control, select Block model edits that would update the design table so you are not allowed to change the model if these changes would update the design table.
    • Under Options, clear New parameters and New configurations so that any changes you make to the model do not update the design table.
  3. Click .
    An Excel worksheet appears in the part document window. Excel toolbars replace the SOLIDWORKS toolbars. By default, the third row (cell A3) is named First Instance, and column header cell B2 is active.
  4. Click the box_width dimension value (120) in the graphics area.
    If the Modify dialog box appears, click . The pointer changes to when it is over a dimension value, and a tooltip with the dimension name appears briefly.
    The dimension name is inserted in cell B2 and the dimension value is inserted in cell B3. The adjacent column header cell, C2, is activated automatically.
    To uncover dimensions hidden by the design table, point at the Excel worksheet’s outer dashed border and drag the worksheet to another location in the graphics area. To resize the worksheet, drag the handles at the corners or sides.