- #HOW TO CONFIGURE SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX HOW TO#
- #HOW TO CONFIGURE SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX UPDATE#
- #HOW TO CONFIGURE SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX PLUS#
Take a look at the configurations here and see the last character right now is either N, C, or S. This property is for the entire toolbox and can be checked into any fastener.
#HOW TO CONFIGURE SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX UPDATE#
When we click OK the configuration list will update you will then notice a custom property listed. It should look something like this when you are done. Otherwise just continue by selecting the Value box, and give it a Suffix. You can add a link to the SW material here if you wish. So let's say you want to add 2 materials, Zinc Plated and Stainless Steel.Ĭlick the List button. Also check the box for "Each value for this property requires a new configuration name", this adds another whole copy of the configurations per property item setup in here. Let's set one up, Type Material in the Property name box. So this is only needed for other things you may want to add. There are already fields for Part Number, Description and Comment. This box allows you to setup custom properties.
Go back to the General properties, and pick the Custom Properties button. If you don't change any of the other options in the Toolbox that restrict users from picking fasteners at the very least explain that they should not use ANY schematic display options. **The schematic should never be used as it increases file size and graphics load on the assembly in a big way.
It is best to use only the Simplified option here. NOTHING in the Toolbox will make a bigger impact on the size of your fasteners and assembly performance than this area. You also have the choice of removing Drive Types as seen here. The same box selections can be made for each of the Length, Threads and so on. You will need to fill out ALL of the fields to make the fastener size available.
#HOW TO CONFIGURE SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX PLUS#
Each of the sizes can be removed by the check boxes (1) and you can add sizes using the plus symbol (2). Why are there so many configurations? Let's open up the Socket Head Cap Screw click on sizes, there is a good list here. Each configuration is created in the part when it has been chosen to insert into an assembly. Although you could force it to generate them all (not recommended) they are not created by default. The number of possible configurations doesn't mean these will all be in the part. As you can see in this example there are nearly 33,000 possible configurations of this fastener. We can expand each Standard on the left side of the configurator.Įach group can be modified the same way as the Standards to remove individual fastener types that are not needed.Įven further reductions in available fasteners can be made inside each type to remove Drive Types, Sizes, and Thread visibility.
#HOW TO CONFIGURE SOLIDWORKS TOOLBOX HOW TO#
If you did not catch this in the installation process this time now you know how to catch it next time around J **If you are installation savvy you may have already removed the un-needed Toolbox standards during installation process. The first page lists all of the standards, if you don't use some of them I would suggest that you uncheck them to help reduce the size and help users select the correct groups. OK enough about that… Open your Toolbox configurator and select Step 2.įirst off I would like to say there is a HUGE amount of information in this one section. If you are not sure where your Toolbox is located go to Tools, Options, System Options tab, HoleWizard/Toolbox location. The default location is C:\SOLIDWORKS Data. To be sure you have a good copy make sure to take the whole SOLIDWORKS Data folder. **As always please be sure to back-up your original Toolbox folder prior to making any changes. In this blog we will talk about Step2 Customize you hardware, which allows you to configure and customize your fasteners. Welcome to Part2 of the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox configuration blog series.
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