Frequent question: How do I link a part number in Solidworks?

How do you assign a number to a part in Solidworks?

To manage part number settings: Drag a part from the Design Library into the assembly.

To change the part number or description of the saved settings:

  1. Under Part Numbers, select the part number saved settings.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. In the Part Number dialog box, change Part number, Description, or both.
  4. Click OK.

To change file references in a drawing view:

  1. Click Replace Model. (Drawing toolbar) or Tools > Replace Model.
  2. In the PropertyManager, under Selected Views, select a drawing view.
  3. Under New Model, browse to select a part or an assembly file, and click Open.
  4. Double-part icon. …
  5. Click .

You right-click on a dimension that you want to link and then choose “link values” from the right menu button. You’ll be asked for a name for the dimension you’ve selected. Once you’ve given it a name, the name will be available for other dimensions to link to.

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First, right-click on the view you want to link to a BOM. On the pop-up menu, choose Properties. In the Drawing View Properties Dialogue box, check ‘Link balloon text to specified table. ‘ Choose the correct table (BOM) from the drop-down below.

How can I change my part number in bill of materials?

In the part or subassembly document, click the ConfigurationManager tab at the top of the left panel. Right-click the configuration you want to edit, and select Properties.

Bill of Materials – Part Number Column

  1. Document Name.
  2. Configuration Name.
  3. User Specified Name. Type a name in the box.

How do you name a part in Solidworks?

How to Rename Files

  1. Right-click on the file in the FeatureManager tree and select Rename Assembly for an Assembly or Rename Part for a Part.
  2. Select the file from the tree and hit F2 on your keyboard and the name will become editable.

How do I change a part reference in Solidworks?

To edit the locations and names of referenced files:

  1. Click Open or File > Open.
  2. In the Open dialog box, click References. The Edit Referenced File Locations dialog box appears.
  3. Edit the path or filename using one of the following methods: …
  4. Click OK to make the changes and exit the dialog.

How do I add a part to a drawing in Solidworks?

To insert a part:

  1. With a part document open, click Insert Part (Features toolbar) or Insert > Part.
  2. Browse to a part document and click Open. …
  3. Under Transfer, select any combination of items from the inserted part to be included in the derived part.
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How do you update a part in a Solidworks drawing?

To manually update drawing views:

  1. Right-click the Drawing icon at the top of the FeatureManager design tree, and click Automatic view update. If there is no check mark, it indicates that manual view regeneration is enabled.
  2. Click either: Edit > Update All Views. Rebuild. (Standard toolbar) or Edit > Rebuild.

To link materials and sheet metal parameters: Open a sheet metal part. In the FeatureManager® design tree, right-click Material and click Edit Material.

In the dialog box:

  1. Under Custom Materials select a material.
  2. On the Sheet Metal tab, set options. …
  3. Click Apply and Close.

When you click on a part or component of an assembly, the part number appears in the Property Tab. To create this note in a drawing sheet, in the Notes PropertyManager, under Text Format, click Link to Property . Then in the Link to Property dialog box, for Property name, select SW-BOM Part Number(BOM Part Number).

Scales in Drawings

  1. To set the scale of an existing drawing sheet, do one of the following: In the status bar click Sheet Scale and click a scale. …
  2. To set the scale of a drawing view, do one of the following: For existing drawing views, select a view or views, then set the Scale in the PropertyManager.

How do you create a cut list in Solidworks?

Easily Create a Custom Weldment Cut List Template in SOLIDWORKS

  1. To do this, go to Open a part file (. …
  2. Once the drawing view is placed, highlight the view, then go to Insert > Tables > Weldment Cut List, then place the table on the drawing.
  3. Once the table is placed on the drawing, make any desired changes to the table.
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How do I add a BOM in Solidworks?

To insert a Bill of Materials into a drawing:

  1. Click Bill of Materials (Table toolbar), or Insert > Tables > Bill of Materials.
  2. Select a drawing view to specify the model.
  3. Set the properties in the Bill of Materials PropertyManager, then click OK .
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