SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
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Hi all, new to the forum.
When I insert the table, there is a drop down menu for which guage I would like to use. I need to link the guage that I select to a custom file property. The only thing I can figure out so far is Thickness, but that only gives me a decimal value. I need something like the following:
Custom Property:
MaterialType
Value:
20 gauge
Thanks,
Matt
When I insert the table, there is a drop down menu for which guage I would like to use. I need to link the guage that I select to a custom file property. The only thing I can figure out so far is Thickness, but that only gives me a decimal value. I need something like the following:
Custom Property:
MaterialType
Value:
20 gauge
Thanks,
Matt






RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
Have you created at least 2 configs manually before creating the DT with the Auto-create option?
I vaguely remember someone having the "text only" problem some time ago.
Which versions of SW (and SP) and Excel are you using?
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
The only reason I mentioned having two configs was for ease of creating the DT with the auto-create option. If properties are typed in, it is all too easy to mispell or use the incorrect syntax.
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables
But you CAN set up an equation that drives some arbitrary feature (I used a small planar surface and then made a linear pattern equating the # of instances to the gauge). The small surfaces accomplish 2 things: one, if you make them small enough they will not really effect any surface area calculations and two, they won’t effect the mass calculations. The equation is as follows:
Gauge thickness = int(14 – (“Thickness” - .0747) / .0149)
.0747 = the thickness of 14 gauge steel
.0149 = the thickness per gauge between 4 and 14 gauge steel
The int() function simply rounds down to the nearest whole number
You could set it up to drive either the gauge number or the actual thickness.
Like I said, this worked for me because we typically don’t use material outside that range. It does take some work to modify existing parts, so I made the features as well as the equation part of a “sheet metal” template.
Basically, what I’m saying is that between 4 and 14 gauge steel (8 and 14 for stainless) the change in thickness is constant, so you can apply a simple equation.
Brian
RE: SolidWorks 2007 Gauge Tables