Anyone use SolidWorks?

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Hey. I consider myself to be a fairly advanced user of Solidworks, and I've just been sent a application for a job using it, but it says I must have experience using the 'configuration module' within solidworks?

Never heard of it, any ideas?
 
Do they mean the configuration manager? I use solid edge, not solid works, but this sound like what it might be.

http://www.aboutsolidworks.com/tutorials/modify_configurations.htm

http://help.solidworks.com/2010/english/solidworks/Sldworks/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.htm

It lets you have various models of a part/assembly. Eg: one assembly is the same, but has a larger engine or something, so you just set that as a configuration iirc, and can then choose which to look at, instead of a whole new assembly.
 
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georges said:
Do they mean the configuration manager? I use solid edge, not solid works, but this sound like what it might be.

http://www.aboutsolidworks.com/tutorials/modify_configurations.htm

http://help.solidworks.com/2010/english/solidworks/Sldworks/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.htm

It lets you have various models of a part/assembly. Eg: one assembly is the same, but has a larger engine or something, so you just set that as a configuration iirc, and can then choose which to look at, instead of a whole new assembly.
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I think that must be it, It kind of ties in with the rest of the job description as well. Cheers mate.
 
yeh ive used it lots, with some time saving ups and amazing errors on the lows.

You can have them in part and assemblies and it can be used to save lots of time when making different versions of your assembly. But if your not to good with it, it can make all your models fall apart with not much help finding whats causing it.

Its really gets good when you use design tables to drive your models, drawings and assemblies, which is an excel spreadsheet that drives solidworks in many areas (including colours and such).

Great bit of kit, but when it goes bad your looking at all of your work looking like a mess.

Not being funny but if you say your good at solidworks you should be using configs already to save time. But give it a go in a few simple parts and assemblies and you will pick it up.

You can have the same dimensions controlling a sketch that is different in each config or maybe a plate one with holes and one without. In assemblies you can supress mates and parts giving your say a house with the windows open and one with them closed without deleting the 'windows' or mates, just suppressing the closed mates and adding new open mates and so on.


Good luck. :cool:
 
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