{"id":152832,"date":"2021-12-13T11:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-cati-marketing.pantheonsite.io\/?p=152832"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:03:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:03:58","slug":"solidworks-cut-list-item-folder-not-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/?p=152832","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS: Cut List Item Folder Not Updated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen this icon before? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/solidworks-1637698968159.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"49\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had a customer call in to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/support\/\">SOLIDWORKS support line<\/a>\u00a0asking what this is. He was creating a sheet metal part and this icon was driving him nuts. This icon indicates that the Cut List needs to be updated.<\/p>\n<p>When creating a Sheet Metal or a Weldment part file, there is a Cut List automatically generated by default. It automatically organizes the sheet metal cut list items. However, this setting was turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that your part template needs to have this option turned on.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s double check and make sure it\u2019s on. You would think it would be under the Sheet Metal options on the Document Properties tab. Actually, it\u2019s under Weldments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-27.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-27.jpeg 742w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-27-300x171.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When these options are turned off and you create a sheet metal feature (Base Flange),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/3d-cad\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\">SOLIDWORKS<\/a>\u00a0will automatically turn on Automatically create cut list. However, Automatically update cut list will not.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a part with these options turned off. Cut List needs to be updated icon appears. Also notice the Base Flange1 icon. It\u2019s a body icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-description-automaticall-21.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-description-automaticall-21.jpeg 725w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-description-automaticall-21-300x207.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SOLIDWORKS has created a Cut List Folder, but the cut list1 needs to be update. No problem.<\/p>\n<p>We can manually update the cut list by right clicking the cut list1 folder and click Update or choose Update Automatically so SOLIDWORKS will do it for you every time.<\/p>\n<p>NOT UPDATED\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0UPDATED<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-152833 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-chat-3-180x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-chat-3-180x300.jpeg 180w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-chat-3.jpeg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-152837 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-word-descr-3-187x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-word-descr-3-187x300.jpeg 187w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/graphical-user-interface-application-word-descr-3.jpeg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once we update the cut list, notice the cut list icon. Also notice the Base Flange icon is now a cut list item. You have successfully updated your cut list folder.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you find this helpful. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen this icon before? I had a customer call in to our\u00a0SOLIDWORKS support line\u00a0asking what this is. He was creating a sheet metal part and this icon was driving him nuts. This icon indicates that the Cut List needs to be updated. 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