We are quite new to SolidWorks and evolving standard practices for other users in your organisation.
I have a doubt about stock size and weight in BOM
Is there any way to show stock size and stock weight in BOM for the following coditions :
1. Cuboidal part with machining margin in stock
2. Cylindrical part with machining margin in stock
3. Multi-body part (plate weldment) with combination of above two.
How are you managing this (stock size and stock weight) in your BOM?
Thanks in advance.
One way to do that is as follows:
- Create a 3D sketch representing your stock material (the envelope), this sketch can be related to the sketches defining the geometry of the part (the features).
- Place dimensions on the above mentined sketch (driven dimensions in case the sketch is related to other entities).
- Use ecuations to calculate weight or any other data you may need which can be calculated from the X,Y,Z, dimenssions of your blank stock.
- Use the variables of those ecuations to define "custom properties" which you can add to BOM tables on your drawings.
Several months ago I post several examples on how to do this, do a seach for "blank dimensions" and you will find them.