Adding Template Comments to Drill, Mill, or Turn Operations

You can add comments to mill, drill, or turn tools in the machining templates.

To add comments to the machining templates:

  1. To open a Costing machining template, do one of the following:
    • From the Windows Start menu, go to SOLIDWORKS Tools version > Costing Template Editor version.
    • With a part open:
      1. Click Costing (Tools toolbar or the Evaluate tab on the CommandManager) or Tools > SOLIDWORKS Applications > Costing.
      2. In the Costing Task Pane, select a template, and click Launch Template Editor.
  2. If your machining template is not open, in the Costing Template Editor application, click Open , select the machining template and click Open.
  3. Select the Drill, Mill, or Turn tab, and type comments in the Comments column.
  4. Save the template and close the application.
    You can view the comments by right-clicking the tool in the CostingManager and selecting another tool.