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Mass delete of configurations

I have an assembly with about 1700 configurations. I ran into some stability problems with this assembly, so I decided to break it up into 4 or 5 separate assemblies. Ideally I could do a Save As Copy five times and then edit each assembly's design table. If I do this and remove configurations Solidworks will ask me "Configuration xxxxx is not in the design table. Delete it?" and I have to click Yes. There is no "Yes to all" checkbox and it ends up needing to be clicked hundreds of times.

My next try was deleting them all from the configuration tree before editing the design table. This works, so I wrote a macro to select and delete all the configurations. Unfortunately, it looks like even this method takes FOREVER to run (I think because it deletes each configuration one at a time).

So my question is, what is the quickest way to wipe out 1700 configurations?

Ben Garvey

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Since either way takes so long, how about going the other way. Open a new assy file, add a design table, and paste in the Excel rows that you want in that file. That way it will create that set in that file and the only delete is the whole original file.

WT

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Wayne Tiffany

Ok, brain fart. First you have to have the parts and mates in the assy - duh. This would entail deleting all but one config the first time and then using that as your starter assy file rather than a new, blank one. Sorry.

WT

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Wayne Tiffany

That's a pretty good idea. It wouldn't take me long at all to remate the assembly. I'll try it.

Ben

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ben

Actually, my design table is calling out the parts so that's not a problem. I think there are only three mates in the assembly, so it should be easy.

Ben

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ben

By the way, I am already finished splitting the assembly thanks to your simple solution.

Ben

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