Configuration in 3D
Nowadays there are powerful configurators that will drastically decrease the time spent for a 3D modeller to create a model in i.e. SolidWorks. The configurator helps the modeller by making it able to alter a model and customise it according to customer requests. With just a couple of clicks, the modeller can alter the model in ways it would normally take tens of minutes to accomplish, thus saving a lot of time for each model.
Configurator solutions offering configuration in SolidWorks are i.e. TactonWorks (by Tacton Systems) and DriveWorks. TactonWorks is probably the most powerful of them, allowing for the selections being done within SolidWorks and during run-time.