Summary of Design Table Parameters
- When you use design tables in SOLIDWORKS, it is important to format the tables properly.
- The parameter syntax (header cells) are not case-sensitive.
Parts only
| Parameter Syntax (header cell) |
Legal Values (body cell) |
Default if Value is Left Blank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $configuration@part_name | |||
| configuration name | not evaluated | ||
| $configuration@feature_name | |||
| configuration name | not evaluated | ||
| $library:material@part_name $library:material@body_name@part_name |
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| library name and material name from the Materials dialog box | material at the time the configuration is created | ||
Parts and Assemblies
| Parameter Syntax (header cell) |
Legal Values (body cell) |
Default if Value is Left Blank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $comment | any text string | empty | |
| $description | any text string | configuration name | |
| $partnumber | any text string | configuration name | |
| $state@feature_name | |||
| Suppressed, S; Unsuppressed, U | Unsuppressed | ||
| $state@sketch_name | |||
| Suppressed, S; Unsuppressed, U | Unsuppressed | ||
| dimension@feature_name | |||
| any legal decimal value for the dimension | not evaluated | ||
| dimension@sketch_name | |||
| any legal decimal value for the dimension | not evaluated | ||
| $hw-size@feature_name | any value listed in Size in the Hole Wizard PropertyManager | smallest hole size available | |
| $parent | parent configuration name | property is undefined | |
| $prp@property | any text string | property is undefined | |
| Equations in Configurations | $enable@Relation_ID@equations | ||
| Yes to enable; No to disable | |||
| $state@lighting_name | |||
| Suppressed, S, 1; Unsuppressed, U, 0 | Unsuppressed | ||
| $state@sketch_relation@sketch_name | |||
| Suppressed, S; Unsuppressed, U | Unsuppressed | ||
| $user_notes | Suppressed, S; Unsuppressed, U | not evaluated | |
| $color | 32-bit integer specifying RGB (red, green, blue) color | zero (black) | |
| $sw-mass | any legal decimal value for the mass | The calculated value of mass in the Mass Properties dialog box. | |
| $sw-cog | any legal decimal value for the coordinates of the center of mass, in the format x, y, z | The calculated value of mass in the Mass Properties dialog box. | |
| $tolerance@dimension_name | |||
| See Tolerances in Configurations. | NONE, or for a derived configuration, the tolerance value of its parent. | ||
Assemblies only
| Parameter Syntax (header cell) |
Legal Values (body cell) |
Default if Value is Left Blank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $displaystate | display state name | For new configurations, Display State-1. For existing configurations, the name of that configuration's most recently active display state. | |
| $fixed | Yes (or Y) for fixed; No (or N) for not fixed (floating) | Not fixed (floating) | |
| $state@component_name<instance> | |||
| Resolved, R; Suppressed, S | Resolved | ||
| $configuration@component_name<instance> | |||
| configuration name | The name of the configuration
that is active when you create the cell. If
the component uses a derived configuration, and the value is
left blank, the configuration used is linked to its parent.
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| $never_expand_in_BOM | Yes (never expand); No (allow to expand) | No | |
| $skip@type of pattern<number> | Instance coordinates. If there is more than one instance, values are
separated by a semicolon. For example: |
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