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Parts List Report Definition

Parts List Report Definition
 
NOTE on parts dimensions.
 
The part width, thickness, and length are the design dimensions.
 
The cut width, thickness, and length are the design dimensions plus any additional requirements for joinery.  The optimized layout diagrams work with cut dimensions.
 
 
 
1

Information Available for Report

You can select one item at a time by clicking it, or many by clicking while holding down the shift key on your computer keyboard.  Multiple selections need not be in sequence.
2

Buttons to Add or Remove

By selecting one or more elements of information in the left hand column and clicking the arrows, you move that  information into the Selected Columns area.  Information in the Selected area will appear on the report.  The < and > add and remove one selected piece of information.  The << and >> will add or remove all information.
3

Information on the Report

As you select information on the left and click  the arrows in the center it moves onto the Selected column to be included on the report.
4

Order by or Sort by

Click on the down arrow and you will see a list of information for the report on a list.  You can select one item from the list on which  SketchList 3D will sort they report.  Can can add as many as four sort levels.
5

Selection Tool

The fields contained in the report can be refined by the Selection Tool.  Click the down arrow on the Field box and you will see a list of the fields in the report.  By selecting the operator (= and <> or not equal) you set the test.  Finally click the arrow to in the Value box and select the value you want to include or exclude. |
 
For example this set of selections
 
 
 
Will only allow parts with a width of 24 on the report. 
 
You can add as many selections as you need by clicking the Add filter button.  The selection can be made very detailed with the use of the Boolean tools to the left of the form. 
 
In our example we can add a constraint to limit the parts on the report to not only be 24 inches wide but also 3/4 inch thick.
 
 
 
Click the and button to insert the and condition and create another filter for the 3/4 inch rule.  Then add that 3/4 inch rule to the filter.
 
 
 
 
 
6

Configuration

You can save the report specification for alter use by clicking the New button and entering a name into the configuration text box   Then click Save.
7

Generate

Click this button to generate the report on your computer screen.
 
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