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Assembly / Cutlist question

Assembly / Cutlist question

Assembly / Cutlist question

(OP)
Alright, I am relatively new to cutlists and assemblies. At least at a formal level of making prints with BOM's and Cutlists.

Here is my question. Picture a basic swingset, with two A-frames at the ends (made of 6 pieces total, 3 pairs of the same cut) and a couple of boards tying them together at the top. If you build the A-frames with welments you get a nice cutlist, but only for one A-frame. If you do an assembly now, with two of the A-frames and two other components, you can only add a BOM.

How can I tell the guy cutting the wood that he needs to cut enough for two A-frames without him getting out his calculator? I guess I am looking for a total material cutlist.

It sounds simple, and I might not be taking the right approach (weldments), so I am open to any suggestions.

By the way, I am not making a swingset, but it was the simplest way to describe my situation!

Thanks,
Joe

RE: Assembly / Cutlist question

Either all of the components need to be in the Cutlist or all of the components need to be separate parts in an assembly.

Ken

RE: Assembly / Cutlist question

Using the weldment features, couldn't you just model the whole swingset frame (2 A-Frames, and all the other components) and create a cut list for all of them at the same time?

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RE: Assembly / Cutlist question

(OP)
After reading Ken's post, thats what I did. Going into it I didn't realize that they all had to be in one file to get the counts right. Live and learn....

Thanks guys!
Joe

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