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Custom table/property for sheet metal area
Lucas_Kuhns
Member, csevp Posts: 93 PRO
Does anyone know how I could create a custom property for the area of a sheet metal part's flat pattern?
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Here's a "step by step" process for created a computed property (the example computes the volume so all you need to do is figure out how to get the thickness and divide the two):
https://cad.onshape.com/FsDoc/computed-part-properties.html
About this specific question, yes, this is possible. @eric_pesty is right.
Here are some different approaches you could take:
Face area: Custom feature
Volume / thickness: Custom feature
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