CSWA CSWA - Certified Solidworks Associate Configurations and Design Tables Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a 'derived configuration' in SolidWorks?
- A configuration imported from another file
- A child configuration that inherits settings from a parent configuration (Correct answer)
- A configuration created automatically by Simulation
- A read-only locked configuration
Correct answer: A child configuration that inherits settings from a parent configuration
A derived configuration is a child configuration that inherits properties from a parent configuration and can have additional overrides.
Question 2: How do you switch to a different configuration in the SolidWorks ConfigurationManager?
- File > Switch Configuration
- Double-click the configuration name (Correct answer)
- Edit > Activate Configuration
- View > Display Configuration
Correct answer: Double-click the configuration name
Double-clicking a configuration name in the ConfigurationManager activates that configuration and updates the model accordingly.
Question 3: When inserting a component into a SolidWorks assembly, how do you specify which configuration to use?
- SolidWorks picks the configuration automatically
- In the Insert Component PropertyManager, select the configuration from the dropdown (Correct answer)
- Edit > Component Properties after insertion
- Right-click the part file in Windows Explorer
Correct answer: In the Insert Component PropertyManager, select the configuration from the dropdown
The Insert Component PropertyManager provides a configuration dropdown allowing you to select which variant of the component to place.
Question 4: What is the purpose of the 'Show Configuration' setting in a SolidWorks drawing view?
- Displays all configurations simultaneously
- Links the drawing view to a specific model configuration (Correct answer)
- Creates a list of all configurations
- Exports configuration data to Excel
Correct answer: Links the drawing view to a specific model configuration
Each drawing view can reference a specific configuration of the model, allowing different configurations to appear in the same drawing.
Question 5: In a Design Table column header like "D1@Boss-Extrude1", what does the '@' symbol signify?
- It indicates a suppression state
- It separates the dimension name from the feature name (Correct answer)
- It marks a global variable
- It denotes a derived dimension
Correct answer: It separates the dimension name from the feature name
The '@' symbol in Design Table references separates the dimension identifier from the feature name it belongs to.
Question 6: How do you manually add a new configuration in SolidWorks without using a Design Table?
- File > New Configuration
- Right-click in the ConfigurationManager > Add Configuration (Correct answer)
- Insert > Configuration
- Tools > Add Configuration
Correct answer: Right-click in the ConfigurationManager > Add Configuration
Right-clicking in the ConfigurationManager panel and selecting 'Add Configuration' creates a new configuration without a Design Table.
CSWA CSWA - Certified Solidworks Associate Configurations and Design Tables Questions and Answers 2
What is a 'derived configuration' in SolidWorks?