7.6.3. How can I output the total weight of the assembly

Output of the total weight of an assembly

SuCri Module 4 automatically writes the total weight of the displayed assembly to the custom drawing property TotalWeight of the ortho drawing. Using a field in the title block, you display this value without having to calculate or enter it manually.

How the weight is calculated

• When the view is updated: SuCri adds up the Plant 3D property Weight of all components displayed in the view. Components with the status Existing are not counted.
• If the drawing contains BOM tables: After the bill of materials is updated, SuCri recalculates the value as the sum of the WEIGHT column of the BOM tables. The value from the bill of materials then replaces the value from the view.

Prerequisites

• A weight (property Weight) is assigned to the components in the model in Plant 3D.
• If your drawing contains a bill of materials, its table template must contain a WEIGHT column. If this column is missing, the total weight is 0.

Step-by-step guide

1. Create a field in the title block: Open your drawing template (DWT) or the title block and insert a field at the desired position (AutoCAD command FELD, English: FIELD). In the Document category, select the custom property TotalWeight.
2. Create or update the drawing: Create the ortho drawing with Module 4 or update existing views with SuCri4PlantOrthoUpdate or SuCri4PlantOrthoUpdateAllView.

   Result: The calculated value is stored in the drawing property TotalWeight.

3. Update the display: Update the fields with REGEN or FELDAKT (English UPDATEFIELD).

   Result: The total weight appears at the defined position in the title block.

Important notes

• Data source: Only the weights from the Plant 3D properties or from the WEIGHT column of the bill of materials count. Manual text entries are not taken into account.
• Existing parts: Components with the status Existing are not included in the sum from the view.
• Best practice: Integrate the TotalWeight field permanently into your drawing template (DWT) so that the value appears automatically in all new drawings.
• Further properties: In the same way, the SU number can be displayed via the drawing property SuNo.

Troubleshooting

• Weight is displayed as "0": Check whether the BOM table contains a WEIGHT column and whether the components in Plant 3D have a weight value.
• Weight is too low: Check whether components have the status Existing or whether individual components have no weight value.
• Field shows an old value: First update the view with SuCri4PlantOrthoUpdate and then the fields with REGEN or FELDAKT.

Related articles

• How can I pull the SuNo as a property into the title block?, same procedure for the SU number.
• Update all views (SuCri4PlantOrthoUpdateAllView), recalculates the values for all views.
• No bill of materials is created on the ortho drawing, help if the bill of materials is missing.

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