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U225X / ENGINEERING UNWARRANTED

SolidWorks Multi-body Metadata

Public record / CHAT-0346 / Revision EXPORT-03

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A conversation-specific public summary of solidworks multi-body metadata, distilled from the supplied export. The detailed excerpts remain available in the released note file.

STATUSRECOVERED / SPECIFIC NOTECLASSIFICATIONSYSMATERIALCHAT EXPORT / BUILD & TOOLSDATE2026.03.26

TECHNICAL NOTES

Conversation-specific knowledge extracted from the solidworks multi-body metadata discussion.

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO FROM CONVERSATION

QUESTION / CONTEXT: I need something explained to me. In solid works they created a multi body weldment out of 2x2x1/8 tube. What im trying to understand is how can I pull that meta data when detailing parts so I dont have to type what the material is on the drawing

  1. Let’s break it down practically (how to fix it) and then what’s actually happening under the hood so it makes sense.
  2. --
  3. The size (2x2x1/8) comes from the *profile sketch name*
  4. The material is often:
  5. NOT assigned automatically
  6. OR buried in a cut list property
  7. Right click Cut List Folder
  8. Click Update

SPECIFICATION

SourceSupplied ChatGPT export
CategoryBuild & Tools
Conversation2 user turns / 2 assistant turns
Attachments2 references detected
Public detailExtracted knowledge + excerpts

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

2026.03.26EXPORT-04Matched to the supplied export; key guidance is surfaced separately and the raw transcript remains unpublished.