Stock item number to sheet metal thickness

[sbromley]

My company uses a particular "Stock Number" for each particular material. I's a 9 digit number.

I can add the individual numbers to the steel work members & tube & pipes but I was wondering if it was possible to somehow configure a particular sheet metal thickness & material type to add the stock number to the iproperties "Stock Number" box. A long shot I know.

[andrewiv]

This could be done with iLogic.  I have actually been thinking about doing something very similar to this on the files at my work but I haven't had the time to get to it yet.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Yes, like Andrew mentioned, this can be done via iLogic. I believe it can also be done without using iLogic. Essentially, you will need to create a User Parameter, for example "Gauge", that equates to Thickness parameter (system parameter cannot be edited on Parameters dialog). Next, check Export box for the User Parameter. You can format the value to the precision and unit you like. Then in iProperty Stock Number field, you can add equation like the following.

= 1234<Gauge>

You can add any existing iProperty (custom, exported parameters) to the expression.

Many thanks!

[sbromley]

@johnsonshiue  Thanks, I'll look into this further when I get chance. Busy with production at the moment.

[ben_saundersHDKKB]

Has there ever been a resolution to this matter as I have come across a similar issue but instead of just material thickness (Gauge) it would also include material grade itself (i.e 304 or 316 stainless).

So as @johnsonshiue mentioned, something along the lines of, in my case, <Gauge>1234<Grade>.

Would love to know if someone has come up with a solution to this. Cheers!

[blandb]

Depending on how you call out your sheet metal rules, you can pull the rule name into the stock number by using:

=<Sheet Metal Rule>. So, if you identify your sheet metal rule as the 9-digit number, it should appear as needed.