How to - Excel to multiple sheet metal assemblies?

How to - Excel to multiple sheet metal assemblies?

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How to - Excel to multiple sheet metal assemblies?

ilari_monkare6Q6T9
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Hi,

 

I have a task to create sheet metal manufacturing drawings automatically. The assembly consists of 3 sheet metal parts: left, right and top. The input would be an Excel sheet with numerical data. The output would be a bunch of drawings with unfolded view of the three parts and the assembly. Typically I have 3 to 15 rows in the Excel (called Rooms in the attached example). All parts basically look the same, but almost all dimensions are individual.

 

What is the best way to solve this case? Would it be using iParts or create as many new files (part files and assembly files) as there are rows in the Excel or something else? Programming is need anyways (I'm prepared for that), but what is the correct structure/hierarchy?

 

Input:

Example2.PNG

 

Output (as many as "Rooms" in the Excel)

Example1.PNG

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Frederick_Law
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I'll use Model State.

Already got iLogic to export flat to dxf.

 

You'll set up like this:

Room 1 Left

Room 1 Right

Room 1 Top

Room 2 Left

Room 2 Right

Room 2 Top

etc

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