The configuration publisher is a solidworks tool that filters through configurations using defining properties. How to easily manage configurations with configuration publisher. Solidworks 20 bible matt lombard solidworks 20 bible. The differences between configurations are established by changing dimension values, suppressing features, and changing other parameters. Publisher that a user can pick their options, just like how you would from a cad download site. Ok select front plane click on origin and move cursor to draw circle select sketch. In the configuration publisher dialog box, you can define a custom propertymanager for selecting. Improvedtoolpathediting67 improvementstotolerancebasedmachining67. The configuration publisher allows you to take your part one step further and upload it to the solidworks 3dcontentcentral portal. It seems like it would be very handy once the confusion, even for myself, subsides. The solidworks configuration publisher can be the tool. Part 1 uses a component with premade configurations and creates a custom configuration. In the configuration publisher dialog box, you can define a custom propertymanager for selecting configurations of parts and assemblies.
Download free solidworks ebooks and videos and start immediately. Configuration publisher singleline table create model, and singleline table rightclick in config manager, configuration publisher. Accessing the solidworks tutorials to start the solidworks tutorials, click help. Learn how to use design tables along with configuration. Solidworks configurations allow users to maintain multiple versions of a part or an assembly in a single file.
Parameters are exported to solidworks as program is refreshed when configuration is selected. Use the propertymanager when adding a component to an assembly in solidworks or when downloading a model from 3d contentcentral. A brief recap on configurations and an introduction to the configuration publisher tool. In the hole table propertymanager, under tag type, select manual, and enter. The solidworks configuration publisher can be the tool that will assure your team is not making fatal mistakes when inserting parts and subassemblies into the main assembly. Using solidworks solidworks tutorial learn solidworks lesson2 assembly. Generalprofiletolerance84 insertingageneralprofiletoleranceinanote84. Stepbystep solidworks product modeling tutorials, ebooks and videos to make you a solidworks 3dmodeling pro. Learn how to use solidworks configuration publisher. On insertion, instead of choosing a configuration s name, the configuration publisher prompts the user to choose parameters that filter which configuration is needed. Its supposed to be able to set up a file so when you drop it into an assembly it brings up a dialog box created using config.