how can I set up my part and assy templates so that any new configurations are automatically populated with certain configuraion specific properties? primarily I would like the property weight to automatically populate and be filled in with "sw-mass". this would allow my epdm data card to have the weight variable filled in for all configurations automatically.
If you go to File->Properties, there should be a "Configuration Specific" tab. I believe if you add the property "Weight" and make its value "SW-Mass", it should evaluate as the mass for each configuration. Do that in your part/assembly templates and the custom property will be added to every new file made from that template. At least, that's my understanding of how the Configuration Specific properties work.