Why fully defined sketches matter in Solidworks - Dashboard Impact

Dashboard Mode - Why fully defined sketches matter

Business Question

How does having fully defined sketches impact the efficiency and error rate in SolidWorks design projects?

Sample Data

Project ID	Sketch Status	Time Taken (hours)	Error Count
101	Fully Defined	5	1
102	Partially Defined	8	4
103	Fully Defined	6	0
104	Partially Defined	9	5
105	Fully Defined	4	1
106	Partially Defined	7	3

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Average Time Taken
  Formula: AVERAGE(Time Taken)
  Result: Fully Defined = 5 hours, Partially Defined = 8 hours
• KPI Card: Average Error Count
  Formula: AVERAGE(Error Count)
  Result: Fully Defined = 0.67 errors, Partially Defined = 4 errors
• Bar Chart: Average Time Taken by Sketch Status
  X-axis: Sketch Status
  Y-axis: Average Time Taken (hours)
  Shows lower time for fully defined sketches
• Bar Chart: Average Error Count by Sketch Status
  X-axis: Sketch Status
  Y-axis: Average Error Count
  Shows fewer errors for fully defined sketches
• Table: Project Details
  Columns: Project ID, Sketch Status, Time Taken, Error Count
  Shows raw data for reference

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
|  KPI: Avg Time       |  KPI: Avg Errors     |
|  Taken               |                      |
|  (Fully vs Partial)  |  (Fully vs Partial)  |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Charts                     |
| +------------------+  +-------------------------+ |
| | Avg Time Taken   |  | Avg Error Count         | |
| | by Sketch Status |  | by Sketch Status        | |
| +------------------+  +-------------------------+ |
+---------------------------------------------------+
|                   Project Details Table            |
+---------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

A filter for Sketch Status lets users select either Fully Defined or Partially Defined projects. When applied, all KPIs, bar charts, and the project details table update to show data only for the selected sketch status. This helps compare performance and errors between the two groups easily.

Self Check

If you add a filter to show only Fully Defined sketches, which components update?

• Both KPI cards update to show averages for fully defined sketches only.
• Both bar charts update to display data for fully defined sketches only.
• The project details table filters to show only projects with fully defined sketches.

Key Result

Dashboard compares time and errors between fully defined and partially defined sketches in SolidWorks projects.