Become a CAD expert And Learn From PunchCAD Design Tips!

Become a CAD expert And Learn From PunchCAD Design Tips!

PunchCAD Design Tips and Tricks - Weight BOM tool

Whether you’re designing an aircraft, automobile, or picnic table, weight is a key control parameter in design. V12 introduces a new Bill of Material(BOM) attribute specific for creating a summed weight table. Creating a weight table is based on the designer assigning a material using the Verify: Properties dialog box followed up by applying a weight attribute. With just these two steps, designers can create an accurate Weight table used to explore the impacts of material types on design weights.

Volume:

Precisely calculates the volume of any NURB or analytic based part.

Weight:

Apply a material from a large selection of predefined materials for woods, plastics, and metals. Or add your new material to the list. It provides a total weight value for the objects in the table.

Associative Parts and Tables:

Changing a part size(volume) or applying a different material will automatically update the table for quick design exploration that impact weight calculations.