Parts List Templates in Solid Edge ST3 1

[Sanguilocks]

thread562-305007

I read this thread from last year because I was searching for the same answer. I wanted to elaborate on the subject because the information was not easy to find. First, when you create font, placement, and column settings for a parts list using the "Parts List Properties" dialogue, those settings get saved in a file called DraftList.txt in the folder that you point to for "Reports" under Solid Edge Options>File Locations. If you want a parts list template file to send out to multiple users or save on a network, you can go into the Parts List Properties and manually put in the desired settings and then SAVE them (with multiple "Saved Settings" titles if you want multiple different templates like D Size, E Size, etc.). The DraftList.txt file will reflect your saved settings and can be copied to other users.

The last commenter on the thread asked about changing line size. This is actually a different template. To make line weight part of the template, you first have to create a new "Styles" template under Sketching>Dimensions>Styles>Style type: Tables. There you can create a new table template just for Parts Lists and save it. Then point to that style in the Parts List Properties dialogue under General>Table Style.

I hope this saves someone some time!

 

[DMoreno]

Just to expand a little in the subject:

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[li]The default folder for the Report file location is XX/Solid Edge XX/Template/Reports/[/li]
[li]If the network sharing is not possible just copy the DraftList.txt from the above directory and paste it in the same directory structure on other computer[/li]
[li]Since it's an important file to keep a drafting standard make a backup[/li]
[/ul]