The Sheet Metal Settings in CUSTOMTOOLS are used to manage features in CUSTOMTOOLS, that works in association with the features in SOLIDWORKS that applies to the Sheet Metal components. For example, the CUSTOMTOOLS features like 3D Bounding Box and, updating of the SOLIDWORKS Cut-List-Item Properties using the sheet metal component model's meta data gathered together with CUSTOTMOOLS are being affected by the modifications done in the Sheet Metal Settings options.
The Sheet Metal Settings options are located in the CUSTOMTOOLS Profile Options.
Select the desired CUSTOMTOOLS product from the CUSTOMTOOLS Products box to display the further and the product specific instructions to find the Sheet Metal Settings options.
CUSTOMTOOLS Products:
These options apply also the 3D bounding box feature that you can create with help of the CUSTOMTOOLS 3D Bounding Box feature.
Enable sheet metal features
Select this option to enable the CUSTOMTOOLS Sheet Metal Features into use. When this option is selected, CUSTOMTOOLS updates the Cut List Item Properties of the selected SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal and/or Weldment component on the SOLIDWORKS cut list's Update action. If you do not want CUSTOMTOOLS to update the Cut List Item Properties, clear selection of this option.
Count special holes
Select this option to count the holes created with the SOLIDWORKS Hole Wizard.
Custom number masking
Defines formatting of the numeric values presented in the Property values. In general, CUSTOMTOOLS follows the Microsoft syntax for the Custom numeric format strings.
NOTES:
Character used as the decimal separator in the Custom number masking box, overrides the decimal separator defined in the Windows Regional Settings and/or in the SOLIDWORKS System Options.
The semicolon character (;) in the Custom number masking box, is being considered as a section separator.
Count corners with radius
Sets the radius ranges of the corners in sheet metal part to be counted. Use a semicolon (;) as the separator of the different value ranges.
Bounding box offset
Determines the offset between the bounding box edge and the outer edge of the sheet metal part to be cut.
The gray color in the picture above, represents the bounding box area in the sheet metal plate. The Boundin box offset means the dimension between the bounding box border and the actual sheet metal part's border.
NOTE: The 3D Bounding Box dimensions are written to SOLIDWORKS document properties with the 3D Bounding Box command. You can recognize the 3D Bounding Box values in SOLIDWORKS document properties by the 3D-Bounding Box prefix in the Property Names.
Price formula
Determines the pricing formula used to calculate the value for the property called Price.
Price formula in the CUSTOMTOOLS Sheet Metal Settings are used to speficy the pricing formula for the sheet metal. In the Pricing formula box you can use the pre-defined SOLIDWORKS based sheet metal properties. The following colors are used to identify the blobs in the Sheet Metal Settings.
Pre-defined function
Invalid item
If you get the invalid item blob into the pricing formula, please ensure that the item selected in the pricing formula exist and also check the spelling of the pricing formula item names.
