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AFX Cut List

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January 19, 2023
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I find that the default cut list generated in a drawing on the Framework tab is very unsatisfactory; it creates a new line for each item even when many are identical, it displays the length in the same column as the part name which is not very readable, it does not display angles for mitered ends.

Is there a way to customize the standard cut list or generate a satisfactory cut list in a table? I would like to display a table that does the following:

1) Collapse identical members and display the quantity of each

2) provide cut lengths in a separate column in fractional measurements

3) provide columns with the miter angles if necessary

4) Ideally I would not display the part names at all, only the type of structural section in use. (e.g. 2x2x1/4 Tube Sq)

I have not been able to locate the source of the default cut list table to see if it can be modified, and I have tried to use a repeat region table but I haven't found the syntax to use to find this information.

Thanks very much

(AFX)Struct_Framework

Best answer by SamuelBrantner

Hi @BTaylor_MEI ,

so I think the general idea what the cut-list is used for is a little misunderstood. The use case is to illustrate what beams to make from what raw material in order to have the least offcut. We run a very basic nesting algorithm that tries to do that. The text itself is indeed dumb text and cannot be customized further at this time. At the moment we also do not support fractional measurements.

However your use case sounds more like you want to have a traditional BOM and not a cut list. To achieve this you can just use a regular Creo table. In your case you also want to have the miter angles displayed. We have a Blog post that should help you out with that:

https://www.buw-soft.de/en/news/cut-angle-information-in-bom-parameters/

Also some more info about BOM and other drawing functionalities can be found in this Youtube video I've created some years back. Don't get freaked out by the old icons. The functions are still mostly identical.

https://youtu.be/qQs40CkbP0s?list=PLA5B87A94AB144DB7

I hope this helps.

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MartinHanak

24-Ruby III

Hi,

please ask the same question to PTC Support.

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BenLoosli

23-Emerald III

It is a table, so you can look at the parameters that are driving the table information and create your own table using them. also look at the parameters in each part of the AFX assembly and see what information is available for use in a table. I do not think there is anything about the end treatment of items in the parameters, but I haven't looked in a while.

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BTaylor_MEI

Author

8-Gravel

My apologies if this is a dumb question, but how do I find the parameters that are driving the table? It seems to be just text, I expect parameters to be in the form of "&..."

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StephenW

23-Emerald III

Should be Table - Repeat Region - Switch Symbol.

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StephenW

23-Emerald III

Obviously I don't know much about AFX.

There is a some info, hopefully it is helpful here https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r7.0/usascii/#page/advanced_framework/About_Configuring_BOM_Parameters.html#

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SamuelBrantner

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16-Pearl

Hi @BTaylor_MEI ,

so I think the general idea what the cut-list is used for is a little misunderstood. The use case is to illustrate what beams to make from what raw material in order to have the least offcut. We run a very basic nesting algorithm that tries to do that. The text itself is indeed dumb text and cannot be customized further at this time. At the moment we also do not support fractional measurements.

However your use case sounds more like you want to have a traditional BOM and not a cut list. To achieve this you can just use a regular Creo table. In your case you also want to have the miter angles displayed. We have a Blog post that should help you out with that:

https://www.buw-soft.de/en/news/cut-angle-information-in-bom-parameters/

Also some more info about BOM and other drawing functionalities can be found in this Youtube video I've created some years back. Don't get freaked out by the old icons. The functions are still mostly identical.

https://youtu.be/qQs40CkbP0s?list=PLA5B87A94AB144DB7

I hope this helps.

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BTaylor_MEI

Author

8-Gravel

Hi Samuel,

Thanks very much for your reply; I think you are right, I am not trying to optimize my offcuts in this application. Unfortunately it appears that the .zip file linked in your blog post is no longer there, the download failed due to "No file". The cut list shown on the linked page is exactly what I am trying to achieve.