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.
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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.