CSWP Segment 2 - Configurations

This entry we are going to discuss configurations.  Some people deal with configurations all the time, while others have never dealt with them.  Segment 2 deals heavily with controlling configurations.  We will look at two items that might be of interest on an exam.


First, let's start with downloading and opening a SOLIDWORKS file.  It is a 2014 Version so you will be able to open it in 2014, 2015 or beta 2016.


The first thing you are going to want to know is how many configurations there are.


Let's switch to the configurations tree by clicking the configurations tab and counting how many different configurations there are.

As you can see, there are 4 configurations.  The configuration that is active is the 8" configuration.  You can tell this because it is not grayed out.

Let's switch to the 12" configuration by double clicking on it.






You can now see that the 12" is now colored and the 8" has been grayed out.  The check mark signifies that the configuration has been through a 'resolved or rebuild' function.










The last question for this post is, what is the mass of the 12" configuration?

0.1570 pounds is the answer.

Next time, we will continue on with adding configurations using 'add configuration' and a design table.

Bryan