I have a question about configurations, whether this is what I should be using to do what I want and, if so, how to do it.
One of the products we manufacture are deli slider doors. Much like slider windows in a frame that gets inserted into an opening.
One style is self-closing, so has a complex header with numerous parts attached to help facilitate self-closing.
We also make a manual closing deli slider that has a different header (simplified) and, of course, doesn’t use some of the parts associated with the self-closing slider header.
I thought that if I created a derived configuration from the self-closing frame assembly that I could remove the unneeded parts and replace the header and then select the desired configuration in the drawings to reflect self-closing or manual sliders.
I tried this by making a configuartion and changing it but it didn’t do that, it changed the original too. Earlier I had been successful creating different display states configurations.
Am I misunderstanding what configurations are used for? If so, what is the best way to approach what I discuss above? Should I pack and go (or save as) the frame assembly to a new name in the same general folder and change out the parts I need to?
Any insight would be very welcome.
I did do a forum search but didn't find something that addressed this in a manner I could grasp.
Don,
You said that after creating the manual closing configuration you removed parts. Did you do that by deleting them? If so I believe that would affect all configurations. Instead of doing that, RMB on one of the components and choose "Configure Component" from the drop-down. That will bring up a table that will allow you to suppress or keep the selected component in each configuration. While this table is open you can double-click on additional components to add them, then name the table and save it for future editing. Another alternative would be to Ctrl select several components and RMB to the get drop-down to select "Configure Component".