SolidWorks Design Tables

Name: SolidWorks Design Tables
Rating: 4.6 (19 reviews)

Speed Up Your Workflow and Make Life Easier with Design Tables

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Created byBenjamin Walker

Last updated 6/2022

English

What you'll learn

Design Table Principles
Design Tables with Single Components
Design Tables with Assemblies
Controlling Multiple Configurations at Once
Creating a Custom Configurator

Course content

4 sections • 14 lectures • 2h 6m total length

1:1 - Introduction/About this Course4:14
Master design tables in SolidWorks to manage configurations, properties, dimensions, and assembly mates, and drive component data from the assembly level with a smart configurator.

2:1 - Module Road Map2:26
In this module, insert and manage SolidWorks design tables for a single component, name dimensions, explore configuration properties and custom properties, and add multiple configurations with Excel tips.
2:2 - Inserting a Design Table10:41
Learn to insert an Excel designed table in SolidWorks, enable auto create and edit table options so model and table stay in sync, and use design table to manage dimensions.
2:3 - Changing Dimension Names7:19
Learn how to rename design table dimensions in SolidWorks, propagate updates to the model, and troubleshoot design table errors to ensure configurations update correctly.
2:4 - Configuration Specific Properties12:34
Explore how configuration properties override custom properties in a SolidWorks design table and manage linking and editing properties across configurations.
2:5 - Other Design Table Features11:22
Master design table basics in SolidWorks: suppress and unsuppress features via exact text, S/U shorthand, or 1/0 logic, and control color, appearance, and material through configurations.
2:6 - Adding Configurations12:13
Master adding, deleting, and deriving configurations in SolidWorks with the design table, including parent and child configurations, derived configurations, and activation of the default configuration.
2:7 - Taking Advantage of Excel15:14
Learn to use Excel in SolidWorks design tables, open in a new window, apply formulas, and manage configurations with naming, color-coding, and data validation.

3:1 - Module Road Map1:48
Add a design table to an assembly, mirroring the component workflow. Learn to control equation variables across parts 1 and 2, and set up a powerful configurator to save hours.
3:2 - Using a Design Table in an Assembly8:14
Learn to add and configure a design table in an assembly, manage instance numbers, and control suppression, mates, and configurations to drive properties across parts.
3:3 - Controlling Equation Variables (Part 1/2)8:33
Explore equations and global variables in SolidWorks, create shortcuts, and control part dimensions from the assembly level, then transition to design tables for robust parameter management.
3:4 - Controlling Equation Variables (Part 2/2)10:46
Learn to control global variables in SolidWorks design tables using dollar sign value at and equations, updating length, pin, and hole locations across configurations.
3:5 - Setting up a Configurator16:01
Learn to build a SolidWorks design table configurator driven by user inputs. Create global variables and named ranges, link dimensions, and test updates across sheets.

Requirements

Solidworks (I'm using 2022 but having the latest version is not mandatory)
Excel
A good understanding of basic modeling and parametric design in SolidWorks

Description

This course will quickly teach a SolidWorks student how to effectively use Design Tables to speed up their work, as well as potentially create a whole new workflow for their current job. You will be able to use Design Tables to manage hundreds of configurations all at once, or create a custom Configurator where you can control an entire assembly and all its components through a single Excel file.

Use Configurators to shave off hours from products you find yourself routinely using and modifying throughout the week. With a few simple inputs you setup yourself specific to your product’s design, you will be able to construct a fully defined assembly within a few short clicks.

Use Configurations to quickly swap between standard parts. With the power of Excel, you can easily manage multiple, even hundreds, of different configurations. Excel can also help you automatically calculate your dimensions instead of manually driving your data.

SolidWorks Configurations are a powerful tool, as is Excel on its own. When you combine the two, the possibilities are almost endless. This course can show you how to take advantage of those tools and safely use them together for maximum output.

I would consider this a beginner level of difficulty, as what we go over is not complicated. However, some previous experience and knowledge in SolidWorks is required, simply for the fact that you do not need to take what you learn here and apply it without that basic understanding of modeling and parametric design within SolidWorks.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for people already out and on the job that need to learn quickly in order to get things done. However, college students are also more than welcome to participate, depending on how much experience they have so far.

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 4min

Getting Started with Design Tables7 lectures • 1hr 12min

Advanced Design Table Features5 lectures • 45min

Closing1 lecture • 5min

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