Viewing Financial Impact

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To view the material financial impact of a single part:

  1. Open a part and do one of the following:.
    • If you are using SOLIDWORKS Pro, click Tools > SOLIDWORKS Applications > Sustainability.
    • If you are using SOLIDWORKS Premium or Standard and do not have full Sustainability installed, click Tools > Xpress Products > Sustainability.
  2. In the Material section of the Sustainability task pane, select the Class and Name of a material.
  3. Click Set Material.
  4. Expand the Environmental Impact dashboard.
    The material financial impact is shown near the bottom of the dashboard.

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    If this is the first time you have selected a material for the part, there is no previous financial impact to compare to. Only the current financial impact can be shown.

  5. In the Material section, choose a different material for the part and click Set Material.
    Since there are values to compare, SOLIDWORKS Sustainability shows the percentage decrease or increase in cost.

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  6. To see the actual costs, mouse over the bars that show the financial impact change.
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