Customizing Description for Bounding Box Properties

You can customize the default description settings for new and existing bounding box properties for solid and sheet metal cut list bodies in Tools > Options > Document Properties > Weldments.

To customize description settings in bounding box properties:

  1. With a document open, click Options (Standard toolbar). On the Document Properties tab, select Weldments.
  2. In the Bounding Box Properties section, to change a description for solid bodies:
    1. Clear Use default description.
    2. In the description field, overwrite Plate and type a new description.
    3. Click the drop down arrow to change the order of SW-Thickness, SW-Length, or SW-Width. If you select None from the list, the element is removed from the text expression.
  3. To change a description for sheet metal bodies:
    1. Clear Use default description.
    2. In the description field, type a new description.
  4. Select an option to apply the changes to existing and new bounding boxes, or new bounding boxes only.
    Changes to existing bounding box descriptions cannot be reversed.
  5. Click OK.