In a part
or assembly document, click Design Table
on the Tools toolbar, or click Insert,
Design Table.
Specify
the properties below, then click OK
.
Select design table settings when you insert a design table.
To insert a design table:
In a part
or assembly document, click Design Table
on the Tools toolbar, or click Insert,
Design Table.
Specify
the properties below, then click OK
.
Blank. Inserts a blank design table where you fill in the parameters.
Auto-create. Automatically creates a new design table, and loads all configured parameters and their associated values from a part or assembly.
From file. References a Microsoft Excel table. Click Browse to locate the table.
Link to file. Links the Excel table to the model. When a design table is linked, any changes you make to the table outside of SolidWorks are reflected in the table within the SolidWorks model, and vice versa.
Allow model edits to update the design table. If you change the model, the changes are updated in the design table.
Block model edits that would update the design table. You are not allowed to change the model, if these changes would update the design table.
Add new rows/columns in the design table for:
New parameters. Adds a new column to the design table if you add a new parameter to the model.
New configurations. Adds a new row to the design table if you add a new configuration to the model.
Warn when updating design table. Warns you that the design table will change based on the parameters you updated in the model.