Extruded cut in Solidworks - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Extruded cut

Business Question

How can we analyze the usage and efficiency of the Extruded Cut feature in our SolidWorks parts designs?

Sample Data

Part ID	Feature Count	Cut Depth (mm)	Material Removed (cm³)	Time to Create (min)
P001	3	10	15.5	5
P002	5	8	20.0	7
P003	2	12	10.0	4
P004	4	9	18.0	6
P005	1	15	8.0	3

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Extruded Cuts
  Formula: SUM(Feature Count) = 3+5+2+4+1 = 15
• KPI Card: Average Cut Depth (mm)
  Formula: AVERAGE(Cut Depth) = (10+8+12+9+15)/5 = 10.8 mm
• KPI Card: Total Material Removed (cm³)
  Formula: SUM(Material Removed) = 15.5+20+10+18+8 = 71.5 cm³
• Bar Chart: Time to Create per Part
  X-axis: Part ID
  Y-axis: Time to Create (min)
  Values: P001=5, P002=7, P003=4, P004=6, P005=3
• Table: Detailed Extruded Cut Features
  Shows all columns from sample data for detailed review

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| Total Extruded Cuts  | Average Cut Depth    | Total Material Removed|
|        (KPI)         |       (KPI)          |         (KPI)         |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
|                                                      Bar Chart: Time to Create per Part                         |
|                                                      (Horizontal bar chart with Part IDs on X-axis)             |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                         Table: Detailed Extruded Cut Features                  |
|                                         (All data rows and columns)                          |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Part ID: Selecting a Part ID filters the bar chart and table to show only that part's data. KPI cards update to reflect the filtered data.

Range Slider for Cut Depth: Adjusting the slider filters parts by cut depth range, updating all components accordingly.

Self Check

If you add a filter to show only parts with Cut Depth greater than 10 mm, which components update?

• KPI Cards will recalculate totals and averages based on filtered parts (P003 and P005).
• Bar Chart will show only P003 and P005 with their respective times.
• Table will display only rows for P003 and P005.

Key Result

Dashboard shows total extruded cuts, average cut depth, material removed, and time to create per part with filtering options.