Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label

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Automatic metal sheet properties in drawing label

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Hi all,

I need to insert a sheet metal properties, like a bounding box area of flat sheet, in the label of the drawing. I know to do this throught a table, but is not very functional. How can I do this?

Thanks in advanced
by SamSpade » Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:08 am
If you are looking to insert the bounding box properties of a sheet metal flat pattern (width, length, volume of bounding box...) into a title block, you can easily do that. From the 'Insert' menu, click on 'Reference Geometry' and then on 'Bounding Box', this will insert a bounding box feature into the feature tree. Those configuration specific properties should now be accessible to insert into your title block.
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You should be able to produce the box area "if" you create a Flat Pattern Configuration and use that configuration to populate your custom properties
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What do you mean by 'label of the drawing'? A drawing view label? The drawing title block? A regular annotation?
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I mean the drawing title block
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If you are looking to insert the bounding box properties of a sheet metal flat pattern (width, length, volume of bounding box...) into a title block, you can easily do that. From the 'Insert' menu, click on 'Reference Geometry' and then on 'Bounding Box', this will insert a bounding box feature into the feature tree. Those configuration specific properties should now be accessible to insert into your title block.
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SamSpade wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:08 am If you are looking to insert the bounding box properties of a sheet metal flat pattern (width, length, volume of bounding box...) into a title block, you can easily do that. From the 'Insert' menu, click on 'Reference Geometry' and then on 'Bounding Box', this will insert a bounding box feature into the feature tree. Those configuration specific properties should now be accessible to insert into your title block.
That worked. Thanks!!!
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not sure if the image is showing up. But if you insert the bounding box into the part. Then you should be able to add text and link it to a property in the part that will show the area.

any one know how to change the way the numbers show up. Looking to get 21.000" instead of 21
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