sheetmetal part surface area
sheetmetal part surface area
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Hello guys,
I am putting daily a series of sheet metal drawing for production. I would like to put the surface area on the drawing. The problem is that it is calculating the surface area of the entire part, top, bottom, sides, etc.
Now I could just select the one side of the part hit the MEASURE icon write down what i see and then type it in the drawing.
I have many drawings and was wondering if there was a more AUTOMATIC approch to it.
thanks,
I am putting daily a series of sheet metal drawing for production. I would like to put the surface area on the drawing. The problem is that it is calculating the surface area of the entire part, top, bottom, sides, etc.
Now I could just select the one side of the part hit the MEASURE icon write down what i see and then type it in the drawing.
I have many drawings and was wondering if there was a more AUTOMATIC approch to it.
thanks,






RE: sheetmetal part surface area
RE: sheetmetal part surface area
-Kirby
Kirby Wilkerson
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RE: sheetmetal part surface area
Probably Kirby's way is the most efficient one so far, specially that I need to show this detail in the drawings for project cost calculation departement.
I've added the surface area property and created the link in the drawing as ($PRPSHEET:"SURFACE AREA") but can't figure out how to automate the divide by two??
[newma]
RE: sheetmetal part surface area
Create an equation
"Onesurface"="SW-SurfaceArea"/2
Create a custom property that uses that and make it part of the title block or a note on the drawing.
You could get precise and subtract out the edge if you want to.
If your sheet is a rectangle you can multiply length x width from the original sketch and use that value as a property.
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RE: sheetmetal part surface area
RE: sheetmetal part surface area
regards, Diego
RE: sheetmetal part surface area
The question now how can I merge the new equation in the new part template so I don't have to create it every time?
Diego, we are mostly using sheets and some Aluminum coil and as part of my standrad drawings production I show the flat layout for the blank but since most of the parts are non rectangular type the want me to add the surface area and probably I'll add the weight as well.