Part and Assembly weight

I have a macro that allows the user to select a drawing view and a block that we use to display the weight, and then go get the mass of the displayed configuration and paste that value into the appropriate note in the block. When I wrote it, I put in the ability to paste in the English value, the metric value, or the property. But at the time, there were issues with precisions and units and who controlled what, that didn't allow the property scheme to function well, and I haven't tried it since due to lack of time. It might be of some help to you - free for the asking.

WT

In the part:

Go to File > Properties > Custom Properties In the Property Name field select the Weight option (it's a pulldown menu) In the Value / Text Expression field, hit the pulldown and select Mass

- this will pull the " snipped-for-privacy@Part1.sldprt" variable Close out of the box No go define a material in the FeatureTree and then check the custom properties again. You'll both values are now updated. If you change the material in the FeatureTree again, they'll keep updating.

On the drawing:

Either edit the sheet format or just insert a note While editing the note, select the Link to Property button (should be right below the angle - it's a paper, with a hand and a yellow chain link) In the next dialog, select Model in view specified (3rd down) the in the pulldown you will see Material, Weight and any others you created in the part custom properties.

Again, if you change the part material, the drawing will update when it's opened again.

Enjoy,

Steve O