I've recently discovered the very frustrating thing called"Suppress new features & mates" checkbox in the configurationsproperties window. Now, I know this wasn't here before, and I alsoknow that such a function did not cause me problems before.
I noticed that if I create a new configuation manually it doesn'tnecessarily check the box. But if I add lines in a design table andlet the design table create the configurations, the box is checked.Now imagine with a Cylinder Assembly that has
a cascading configuration tree that has 3 body types, > strokesfrom 5 to 100 of 2 rod styles m/f, > extend full, retract full,extend reserve, retract reserve. This adds up to approx 288configurations. Unchecking that box for all new configs created bythe table is getting old, very very old. Isn't there some systemsetting for that stupid function ? What could SW possibly justifyfor having such a function ? Let's see, I have a whole bunch ofconfigs made up, then all the sudden I do a feature or mate and itdoesn't take effect in configurations unless I say so...IN EACH.Pffffff. WTH is that ? Your feedback Please.SolidworksConfigurations design Tables
I noticed that if I create a new configuation manually it doesn'tnecessarily check the box. But if I add lines in a design table andlet the design table create the configurations, the box is checked.Now imagine with a Cylinder Assembly that has
a cascading configuration tree that has 3 body types, > strokesfrom 5 to 100 of 2 rod styles m/f, > extend full, retract full,extend reserve, retract reserve. This adds up to approx 288configurations. Unchecking that box for all new configs created bythe table is getting old, very very old. Isn't there some systemsetting for that stupid function ? What could SW possibly justifyfor having such a function ? Let's see, I have a whole bunch ofconfigs made up, then all the sudden I do a feature or mate and itdoesn't take effect in configurations unless I say so...IN EACH.Pffffff. WTH is that ? Your feedback Please.SolidworksConfigurations design Tables
