General Information About Configurations

General

  • With configurations one part model can describe several parts with different geometry.
  • The different manufacturing stages of a part can also be described with configurations.
  • By default, the part always has one configuration 0: Configuration0, i.e. the basic presentation of the part.
  • You can add configurations to the model yourself.
    • The program numbers the new configurations starting at 1. You cannot change the number.
    • You can give the configurations descriptive names by editing the configuration properties.
    • No limit number of configurations.
  • Note the configuration when modeling a feature:
    • If you model a feature when 0: Configuration0 is active, the feature appears by default in all configurations.
    • If you model a feature when another configuration is active, the feature is visible by default only in that configuration.
  • You can hide or restore the part feature from the desired configurations.
    • The hiding states of the features are saved to the part's configuration automatically when the configuration is changed.

Example

The 0: Configuration0 of the part contains all the features

Two different configurations have been added to the part.

  • First add 1:Flange_Mounting (left), where an (axial) hole is hidden.
  • Add the second configuration, 2:Axial_Mounting (right), where the flange feature group is hidden.

Add a configuration to a part

Activate a part configuration

Define the properties of a configuration

  • You can change the name of the configuration.
  • You can specify whether the configuration describes the part in nominal, average, minimum or maximum tolerance dimensions.
  • Define the Properties of a Configuration

Connect a dimension table row to a configuration

Add an item for a configuration

Delete a configuration

You can define a unique rendering material for a configuration