Driveworks vs Design Tables

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DriveWorks vs. Design Tables

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• SOLIDWORKS design tables boost your productivity
  by allowing you to build multiple configurations
  of parts or assemblies by specifying parameters
  in an embedded Microsoft Excel worksheet. You
  might be thinking, why do I need DriveWorks if I
  am already saving time in SOLIDWORKS by using
  design tables? DriveWorks can help automate
  repetitive tasks, re-use existing designs, and
  generate new parts and assemblies quickly and
  easily, and even more reasons for choosing
  DriveWorks over design tables! Here are a couple
  of our favorite features of DriveWorks.

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• DRIVING RULES
• DriveWorks rules determine which calculation or
  value is required to drive a certain action.
  Rules and calculations that affect multiple parts
  and assemblies can be easily linked together in
  the DriveWorks rule editor. Many of the rules and
  syntax used in DriveWorks is a carbon copy of
  corresponding rules and syntax you can find in
  Microsoft Excel. DriveWorks uses a lot of the
  same math and logic functions, such as IF
  statements and VLOOKUP, making the transition to
  using DriveWorks a breeze.
• FILE SIZE
• DriveWorks creates new files for every project.
  As a result, this keeps file size to a minimum.
  Instead of storing a lot of data within one file
  and dealing with degrading performance,
  DriveWorks keeps your master models to a
  respectable size.

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• EASE OF USE
• You can use the DriveWorks interface to control
  your assemblies, sub-assemblies, and parts
  without having to worry about opening each file
  to update its respective design table. As a
  result, you save time by only dealing with one
  interface instead of you having to remembering
  the contents of each unique design table in your
  project.
• SCALABILITY AND SHARING
• DriveWorks can allow your colleagues or clients
  that are using SOLIDWORKS to create assemblies,
  parts, and drawings by filling out a
  customized form you create that contains all the
  changing variables in your project. Those
  individuals do not need to know how you set up
  your project, or which models to open and modify
  to implement the changes they want to make.

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• DriveWorks was originally developed to supplement
  design tables with the SOLIDWORKS API, and it has
  continued to evolve from there! The best part
  about this is that if you are already a
  SOLIDWORKS user, then you already have access to
  DriveWorks Xpress so you can begin to see for
  yourself how DriveWorks can save you time and
  energy!
• Want to step up your DriveWorks game even
  further? Contact us today to learn
  about DriveWorks Solo and DriveWorks Pro.