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Design Tables?

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CajunCAD

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Jul 18, 2002
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I have successfully inserted design tables into part files to generate multiple configurations. In some files I deleted the design table afterwards, in some files I left the design table alone. What is considered the "best practice"? I would also like to make derived configurations of the configurations generated by the design table (same geometry, different part # & material).

This has been working without any issues in SW2001 - SW2003.[2thumbsup] Now that I upgraded to SW2004 all my configurations are using the same dimensions.[sad]

Any ideas on how to salvage my files with their configurations and derived configurations?[ponder]
 
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I think somewhere in the options there is a check for them to all be the same ("All Configurations"), but I don't have it on this box, so I have to trust you will find it or someone will help.

If I never need the Design Table again, I delete them. For standard parts that have a bunch of configs, I save the design table externally, and delete it from the file, just in case. If i ever need to change the stuff in the DT, like the "matl" for instance, I change the external table, and then re-import the DT into the part to update all the configs.


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