If a component (either an individual part or a sub-assembly) has more than one configuration, you can specify which configuration to use for each instance in the assembly. You can specify which configuration to use for several components at a time, if the components have configurations with the same name.
You can also specify certain configuration-specific properties for the component.
To specify component configurations and configuration-specific properties:
Right-click the component and select Component Properties.
To specify configurations for more than one component, hold
down Ctrl and select the components,
then right-click and select Properties.
Properties that are common to all the selected components appear in the
dialog box.
Set the following options, then click OK.
Referenced configuration. Select a configuration from the list. If the selected component is an instance of a component pattern, select one of the following:
Use same configuration as pattern seed component. If the selected component is an instance of a component pattern, this is the default setting.
Use named configuration. Select to specify a configuration that is different from the seed component, and select a configuration from the list.
Change properties in. Click Configurations to set properties in This configuration, All configurations, or Specify configurations.
Change
properties in is only available in assemblies with more than one
configuration.
Suppression state. Controls the suppression state of the component.
Solve as. Sets the component as Rigid or Flexible.
Exclude from bill of materials. Omits this component from the bill of materials (BOM). Applies to only table-based BOMs, not Excel-based BOMs.
Comparison of Components Suppression States