U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0408
TOPIC: Weldment Part Generation
IMPORTED: 2026.06.04

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: ok my bad Is there a way to create my default Properties that will live in a cut list? I noticed if i uncheck the boxes i can manually type in them so what i am wondering is if I can basically create the list i showed you earlier but in a way the drawing can see it idk maybe i am chasing something i cannot do. I just want cutlist items to behave like individual parts when a drawing is being created for that specific 

RECOVERED CONVERSATION EXCERPTS
USER MESSAGES:
1. i use weldment parts and cutlist items a lot in solid works 2025is there a method people are using to generate individual parts from cutlists into a new assembly
2. So they have to create relative views for every part in an assembly
3. Can you modify the default cutlist property callouts
4. so could we add a pick box to this to select the cut list part and put those properties in the cut list for that item? however I think i am still missing something...I can't add configurations to bodies of a cut list can I

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Yes. In fact, this is one of the more common workflows when a weldment starts life as a multibody part but later needs assembly-level drawings, BOMs, PDM tracking, or individual part numbers. Method 1 (Recommended): Save Bodies → Create Assembly This is the built-in SOLIDWORKS method. 1. Open your weldment part. 2. Go to: - Insert → Features → Save Bodies 3. Select the bodies you want exported. 4. Click Auto-Assign Names (or manually name them). 5. Under Create Assembly, browse to a location and specify an assembly name. 6. Check: - Derive resulting parts from similar bodies or cut list SOLIDWORKS will: - Create individual part files from the bodies. - Create an assembly containing those parts. - Maintain refe…
2. Not necessarily. There are a few different ways shops handle weldment detailing, and some are much faster than manually creating relative views for every cut list item. Option 1: Relative Views (Traditional Weldment Method) For each cut list item: 1. Insert Model View. 2. Select the cut list body. 3. Create Front view. 4. Use Projected Views. This works, but on a platform with 50-100 members it gets old fast.. Option 2: Relative View Once Per Cut List Item Many fabricators create a drawing sheet for each cut list item and use: Insert → Drawing View → Relative To Model This lets you pick faces/edges and creates the best orientation automatically. Still manual, but usually only takes 15-30 seconds per part.. Opt…
3. You're very close to the real limitation now. The answer is: No, you cannot add configurations to individual cut list bodies. A cut list body is not a part file. It's just a body that exists inside a configuration of the parent part. Think of it like this: [code excerpt omitted] Configurations belong to the part, not the bodies.. What you CAN do You can add custom properties to the cut list item: [code excerpt omitted] and then reference those with: [code excerpt omitted] in drawings.. Where the problem starts Your current automation relies heavily on: [code excerpt omitted] Configurations. A cut list item cannot have: [code excerpt omitted] because configurations don't exist at the body level.. What most adva…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- Open your weldment part.
- Go to:
- Insert → Features → Save Bodies
- Select the bodies you want exported.
- Click Auto-Assign Names (or manually name them).
- Under Create Assembly, browse to a location and specify an assembly name.
- Check:
- Derive resulting parts from similar bodies or cut list
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