Weldments Automation Tasks

• Update Cut List

This task allows the user to update the cut list items for the selected list of SOLIDWORKS files. Provides the capability to ensure that Cutlist Items are updated before Weldment Cutlist table is generated. Can be used to Checking Cutlist Table before sharing information with Cut Shop or Fabrication department. Used when Automatic Update is disabled. Task works with SOLIDWORKS Parts only [*.SLDPRT].

• Cut List Report

This task processes the Cutlist table present in each SOLIDWORKS part file and saves it to a single output report as CSV file. Default report name is set to “cutlist_report.csv”. It may contain text or placeholders. User can directly enter the path to destination folder or use the browse control to choose one. It is recommended to enable “Open Read Only” setting.

• Add Area to Cut List Property

This task processes all SOLIDWORKS Part file to generate a new Custom Property ‘Area’ and assigns a calculated value as text into Cutlist Table. Processes SOLIDWORKS Parts with Cutlist. Units are specified in meters m^2. Area is calculated based on the two largest dimensions of the Cutlist body.
The ‘Area’ property can be used to drawing Cutlist to provide additional information about the bodies in the model.

• Weldment Feature

Inserts a Weldment feature for a standard part. Allows to insert a bounding box for each body in the model. Task works with part documents [*.SLDPRT]