SolidWorks Costing

Contents

• Converting Circular Cut Paths to Drilled Holes
  

  To facilitate costing of sheet metal parts from machining templates, you can convert circular cut paths into drilled holes.

• Costing Options
  

  You can define or override system-level costing options in the Costing Options dialog box.

• Costing Reports
  

  When creating Costing reports, you can enter form data in the Costing Report dialog box, such as your company logo and contact information. You can also enter information about the customer quote you are preparing. Your entries appear in the report headers. You can export costing reports as either .docx or .xlsx files.

• Creating a Limited-access Costing Template
  

  You can create a limited-access Costing template to share with other users. You can select limited-access templates in the Costing Task Pane, but you cannot view or edit them in the Costing Template Editor application.

• Custom Properties for Costing
  

  You can assign cost-specific custom properties to SolidWorks documents.

• Generating Costing BOMs
  

  You can generate assembly or drawing BOMs that display component costs.

• Including Percent Scrap in Sheet Metal Costing
  

  To include scrap material in the cost of a sheet metal part, you can designate a percentage of the part as scrap.

• Modifying Machined Part Setup
  

  You can specify machined part setup time on the Machine tab of the machining template.

• Adding Template Comments to Drill, Mill, or Turn Operations
  

  You can add comments to mill, drill, or turn tools in the machining templates.

• Organization of the Setup Folder
  

  The CostingManager Setup folder for machined parts has been reorganized to display setup costs for operation setup, custom setup, and loading or unloading parts.

• Setting Model Materials
  

  You can set the model material for a part from the material you select in the Costing Task Pane.

• Simplifying Cost Estimates
  

  You can estimate the cost of machined parts, relying on a selected template only for material selection.

• Updating Template Material Cost Data
  

  You can export machining template material property data to an .xlsx file and modify the cost data in the spreadsheet. You can upload the material cost data from the .xlsx file to the Costing machining template.

• Using Multibody Parts to Define Removed Material
  

  You can use multibody parts to define the removed material in a part.

• Volume Features