SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 31: Using Weldments

FIGURE 31.17

The Cut list in the model FeatureManager

Note
Remember from Chapter 26 that starting in SolidWorks 2010 you can assign different materials to bodies
within a part. SolidWorks does not account for weldability of different materials. n

Using Cut List Properties

In addition to the custom properties for the document, SolidWorks weldments also make use of

Cut List Properties. You can access Cut List Properties by right clicking on a Cut List Item folder at

the top of the FeatureManager and selecting Properties. The Cut List Properties may not be avail-

able for a newly created weldment until you have updated the Cut List (RMB on top level Cut List

icon, and select Update).

Figure 31.18 shows the Cut List Properties dialog box, which allows users to enter data for BOMs

and Cut Lists such as length and material.

Notice also the Properties Summary tab, which enables you to look at each property, and see what

the values for each Cut List item are. You would select a property such as Description, and then

assign descriptions for each Cut List item, and then go on to the next property, say Material, and

assign values for that property.

The Cut List Table tab shows you a preview of the Cut List, and enables you to use Cut List tem-

plates that might have different default columns established. Figure 31.19 shows the Cut List Table

tab of the Cut List Properties dialog box.