Hi all — I’m trying to show both imperial and metric lengths automatically in my weldment cut list and I’m stuck.

Our shop just purchased a new saw that only accepts metric lengths; we still have an older imperial-only saw too. I want our drawings’ cut lists to display both units automatically.

What I’ve done so far:

• Added a custom property to the part template that calculates metric length from the imperial length using an equation.
• At the part level the custom property works and each structural member gets the correct property value. The cut list table in the model shows both values as expected.

Problem:

• When I place the weldment cut list on a drawing, the metric-length custom property (the one that uses an equation) shows this text instead of a value:
  “The syntax of this equation is incorrect.”

Has anyone seen this before? Is SolidWorks not evaluating equation-based custom properties when the cut list is placed on a drawing, or am I doing something wrong with my property or cut list settings? Any ideas or workarounds would be greatly appreciated.

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Thanks!