First thing, I'm a relatively new Solidworks user, so please bear with me if I'm missing something obvious, it isn't obvious to me yet!
I want to add some extra angle dimensions to a weldment cut list. The default template includes columns for "ANGLE1" and "ANGLE2", however the parts I am looking at involve complex angles at each end. ie: I need to specify two angles per end.
Further to this, each structural member does not sit square to the surface to which it is attached. I have used the trim/ extend function to cut one side at the surface contact, but I need to specify the angle of this cut in the cut sheet for the workshop.
Is there a way to get these dimensions into a welment cut list and more specifically, is there a way to set up a template that will include these dimensions automatically as I have a lot of similar sorts of parts to look at?
Thanks in advance for any help.
You can create cut list properties for each structural member called (for example) Angle1a and Angle 1b etc. You can also save a cut list template for your drawings that will include columns for these items.
As far as getting Solidworks to put the right values in, the only way I know of to do this is one-by-one. Make sure each angle dimension exists in your model- you may need to add it as a driven dimension or an annotation dimension. When in the cut list properties window, click in the box to type the value for Angle1a, then click on the dimension in your model window.
For example: if you have a profile that has been cut at two angles by the "trim" tool, the actual values of the angles do not now exist in your model. Add annotation dimensions so you can actually see the angles you need to record in the model window: e.g. 31 degrees and 59 degrees. Then, open cut list properties for the desired body. Add Property Name of "Angle1a". Click in the Value/Text Expression box. Now click in your model window on the dimension you added: 31. Repeat for "angle1b" and the other value: 59. Obviously, the values will update if your model changes.