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Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:56 am
by myktur
Hi all,
I need to insert a sheet metal properties, like a bounding box area of flat sheet, in the label of the drawing. I know to do this throught a table, but is not very functional. How can I do this?
Thanks in advanced
Re: Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:25 am
by Roasted By John
You should be able to produce the box area "if" you create a Flat Pattern Configuration and use that configuration to populate your custom properties
Re: Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:33 pm
by JSculley
What do you mean by 'label of the drawing'? A drawing view label? The drawing title block? A regular annotation?
Re: Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:57 pm
by myktur
I mean the drawing title block
Re: Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:08 am
by SamSpade
If you are looking to insert the bounding box properties of a sheet metal flat pattern (width, length, volume of bounding box...) into a title block, you can easily do that. From the 'Insert' menu, click on 'Reference Geometry' and then on 'Bounding Box', this will insert a bounding box feature into the feature tree. Those configuration specific properties should now be accessible to insert into your title block.
Re: Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:08 am
by myktur
SamSpade wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:08 am
If you are looking to insert the bounding box properties of a sheet metal flat pattern (width, length, volume of bounding box...) into a title block, you can easily do that. From the 'Insert' menu, click on 'Reference Geometry' and then on 'Bounding Box', this will insert a bounding box feature into the feature tree. Those configuration specific properties should now be accessible to insert into your title block.
That worked. Thanks!!!
Re: Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:37 pm
by David Matula
not sure if the image is showing up. But if you insert the bounding box into the part. Then you should be able to add text and link it to a property in the part that will show the area.
any one know how to change the way the numbers show up. Looking to get 21.000" instead of 21