Construction geometry usage in Solidworks - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Construction geometry usage

Goal

Understand how construction geometry helps control and organize sketch dimensions in SolidWorks designs.

Sample Data: Sketch Dimensions and Geometry Types

Geometry ID	Type	Length (mm)	Is Construction
G1	Line	50	No
G2	Circle	30 (diameter)	No
G3	Line	40	Yes
G4	Arc	20	No
G5	Line	60	Yes
G6	Circle	15 (diameter)	No
G7	Line	35	No

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Geometry Count = 7 (Count of all rows)
• KPI Card: Construction Geometry Count = 2 (Count where Is Construction = Yes)
• KPI Card: Non-Construction Geometry Count = 5 (Count where Is Construction = No)
• Bar Chart: Geometry Types Count
  • Line: 4
  • Circle: 2
  • Arc: 1

  Formula: Count of Geometry grouped by Type

• Pie Chart: Construction vs Non-Construction Geometry
  • Construction: 2
  • Non-Construction: 5

  Formula: Count grouped by Is Construction

• Table: List of Construction Geometry with Length
  • G3 - Line - 40 mm
  • G5 - Line - 60 mm

  Filter: Is Construction = Yes

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Total Geometry: 7    | Construction Count: 2 |
| Non-Construction: 5  |                      |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart: Geometry Types                      |
|                                                                    |
|  Line  #### (4)                                                  |
|  Circle ## (2)                                                  |
|  Arc    # (1)                                                  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Pie Chart: Construction vs Non-Construction                      |
|  [Construction 2] [Non-Construction 5]                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Table: Construction Geometry Details                             |
|  G3 - Line - 40 mm                                              |
|  G5 - Line - 60 mm                                              |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  

Interactivity

Adding a filter to select only Construction Geometry updates:

• The Total Geometry KPI updates to show only construction count (2).
• The Bar Chart updates to show counts only for construction geometry types (Lines: 2).
• The Pie Chart updates to highlight construction geometry portion.
• The Table remains filtered to show only construction geometry details.

Similarly, filtering for Non-Construction Geometry updates all components accordingly.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Geometry Type = Circle, which components update and how?

• KPI Cards: Total Geometry updates to 2 (G2 and G6).
• Bar Chart: Shows only Circle with count 2.
• Pie Chart: Shows construction vs non-construction for circles (both non-construction, so 0 construction, 2 non-construction).
• Table: Shows no construction geometry because circles are non-construction here.

Key Result

Dashboard shows counts and types of construction vs non-construction geometry in a SolidWorks sketch.