**Subject: Automatic Recovery Problem of the Description (Mechanical-Welding) in Drawing**

3D Design Sheet Metal / Machine Welded
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Hello everyone,

I'm having a problem with the Welded Constructions tool.

My problem: When I create a chassis with mechanically welded profiles, the " DESCRIPTION " column of my bill of materials (or list of welded parts) remains blank in my drawing. I am currently forced to manually edit the properties of each item in the cut list to enter the designation.

The context: On my colleague's workstation, with the same profiles, the problem does not exist: as soon as he selects a profile (e.g. " 40x40x2 "), the file name is automatically included in the " Description " property of the list of welded parts.

What I checked:

  • My profiles are saved in .sldlfp.
  • The My Profiles folder is populated in System Options > File Locations > Welded Construction Profiles.

Is there a specific option (perhaps in the document properties or welded build options) to force SolidWorks to map the profile name to the Cut-List description? Or do I have to change the custom property inside my source profile file directly?

Thank you in advance for your help!

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Hello

Have you dissolved the base part in the BOM dialog?

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QUESTION_ARTICLE-LISTE
To tell the truth, I don't really understand what you're getting at. I'll send you a picture, it could be simpler. What I wanted to say is that in L'Habré I don't have the name I gave him during this backup

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Hello,
Opens a profile sldlfpfile.
Then you go to the property editor and check that the property is correctly populated:
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Hello;

Wouldn't this come from the " automatic update" or " automatic creation" options of the welded parts list (probably active on one workstation but not on the other)?
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FEEDBACK!
I am sending you the images you asked me for. But I don't understand because since this morning I've been on it and I can't find the solution.
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Sends the part directly.

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At the same stage as you I get
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You found the problem in your first image
Appends the description property and the desired value.

Then, when you use this profile in a new room, it will be retrieved automatically.

For those already created, in the list of welded parts, you select the profile used and add the property.

Have a nice day

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I have the impression that you are confusing the properties of the document with those of the lists of mechanically welded ones.
To see if the " Description " property exists in the welded machine, right-click on an item in the list of welded parts => Property...
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And no, these properties do not appear in the list of properties of the " FILE ",
they are not the same lists.
To make the " descriptions " of the mechanically welded in a drawing sheet, it will be necessary to use a list table of welded parts:

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Hello
I had a problem with the mechanic properties, I removed the mechanic option
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And relaunched the function and properties came back.

I'm not saying it's the solution but it solved my problem that day

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Hello everyone,

I'm getting back to you after a complete reinstall of SolidWorks, but the problem persists.

My observation: A few years ago, my mechanically welded profiles (registered in Lib Feat Part) were automatically integrated into my nomenclatures with the right description without any particular manipulation. Today, this automation no longer seems to work by default on my workstation.

My working method has evolved: I now work a lot in sub-assemblies to obtain precise quantities and designations by sub-assemblies. Can inserting mechanically welded parts into subassemblies block the flow of information from the " Welded Parts List" to the main assembly's BOM?

My current problem: The description doesn't follow, and I wonder if it's:

  1. An option I forgot in the document properties (part templates).
  2. A problem with the transfer of properties between the body (Cut-list) and the component (Part) within the assembly.

Is there a setting for SolidWorks to default to the profile .sldlfp name as " Description " in the cut list, without having to edit the properties of each file by hand?

Thank you for your help!

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You should tell us which version of Solidworks you are working on.

=> The bill of materials (welded part) must be in " part only " or tabulated list mode" (1)
but above all check " welded part list"(2)

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Here I refer to all the answers given above, you have not shown us if your mechanically welded profile files include the " Description " property.