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Guides for SolidWorks production workflows

BOM export, body-to-Excel, wood-shop cutting lists, and ERP push — written for real SolidWorks users.

Export a BOM from SolidWorks: from multibody models to the shop floor

How to pull a usable bill of materials from SolidWorks multibody parts — without hand-copying dimensions — using Body Exporter.

Export SolidWorks bodies to Excel — keep L×W×T correct for production

Export each body from a SolidWorks Part to Excel: previews, dimensions, {{placeholder}} templates, and recent export history.

Wood shop cutting lists from SolidWorks (without requiring SWOOD)

Furniture and millwork shops on plain SolidWorks can still produce cutting lists, hardware and packaging rows — with Body Exporter Types and keywords.

Push a SolidWorks BOM to ERP: Types, sections, and a practical flow

How Body Exporter pushes BOM lines from SolidWorks to ERP via API key — Type → section mapping and overall product size.

Install Body Exporter in SolidWorks + 14-day trial

Install the Body Exporter add-in: close SolidWorks, run Install-BodyExporter.cmd as Administrator, enable Add-Ins, start the trial.