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To open this PropertyManager: In a part or assembly document, click Design Table (Tools toolbar) or Insert > Tables > Design Table.

Step 1: Add a table style. Click on any cell in your data. Go to the Home tab in the ribbon. Select Format as Table from the Styles section. Select a style you like. Make sure the range selection covers all your data and if your data has column headings make sure the My table has headers is checked. Press the OK button.

To align the table, select the table and click one of the other options: Center or Left Align. Using these three options you can quickly and easily align your table to the left, center, or right of the page. You can also use the Table Properties option to align a table.

Create a table with Table Design Select Create > Table Design. In the new table, for the first field, enter a field name and a data type. To set the primary key for the table, select the Field Name cell for the appropriate field and then select Primary Key.Select File > Save, and name the table.

Right-click an item and select Configure dimension, Configure feature, or Configure component. Then select Auto-create in the Design Table PropertyManager when you create the design table. Search 'Manually Add Parameters in a Design Table' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

Editing a Design Table In the ConfigurationManager, right-click Design Table and click Edit Table or Edit Table in New Window. The worksheet appears in the window.Edit the table.Click outside of the table to close it.If you receive a confirmation message that the design table generated new configurations, click OK.

A design table allows you to build multiple configurations of parts or assemblies by specifying parameters in an embedded Microsoft Excel worksheet. The design table is saved in the model document and is not linked to the original Excel file. Changes you make in the model are not reflected in the original Excel file.