# Parts List

## Parts List Sections

### Title

The title displays the filename or the SketchUp model name, the name of the current scene, the current date and the length unit used. An icon next to the length unit directly links to the [**Preferences**](https://docs.opencutlist.org/getting-started/installing#general-preferences).

### Summary

The summary displays an overview of the part groups (by Material/Thickness) with information for buying the lumber/sheets or accessories.

When the model units are metric, information is displayed in meters, square meters and cubic meters. When the model units are not metric (fractional, decimal inches, ...), the information is given in feet, square feet and board foot.

The summary lists **rough** dimensions based upon the oversizes that were configured in the **Materials**. 

{% hint style="warning" %}
Depending on how warped rough-sawn boards are, these oversizes may not be sufficient to get the final dimensions out of your boards.
{% endhint %}

#### Hiding the Units

Even if the **Preferences** have been configured to hide units for single dimensions, the values in the summary will always be shown with units.

### Group List

A group list is a group of parts with the same material and the same thickness.

#### Group Title

#### Part Numbering

Parts can be enumerated with letters `A, B, C, ...` or with numbers `1, 2, 3`. The enumeration can be global for the Parts List or defined on a per-group basis. The **enumeration of parts can be saved**, to avoid overwriting part numbers/identifications when adding future components.

{% hint style="info" %}
Configure the Part Numbering Style in the [Options](https://docs.opencutlist.org/features/options#general-options).
{% endhint %}

#### Description

This is the description that can be added to a component when creating it. It is displayed in the Components Inspector, not in the Entity Info.

#### Info Icons

* Similar Part Fold/Unfold
* Mirrored Part
* Scaled Part
* Inherited or extracted Material

#### Action Buttons

* Highlight Part
* Edit Part
* Select Box

#### Rough and Finished Dimensions

Rough and finished dimensions will be displayed. To customize the order of rows and columns and to hide/show columns, select the appropriate [**Options**](https://docs.opencutlist.org/features/parts/options).

#### Properties of Parts

Some properties of parts in the list can be edited directly from the **Parts List**. The description (but not the instance) of the component and the material assigned to the part. Furthermore, one can define that the **length** or (exclusively) **width** attribute should be summable. In this case, the rough dimensions will be summed up and shown in the rough dimension column.

#### Highlighting Parts

A long list of parts may contain components for which there is little information, or which can be difficult to locate in the model. Therefore, parts can be highlighted from the properties window by using *Highlight the part in the model*.

Highlighting parts works also directly from the **Parts List** or from a **Cutting Diagram**.

From the **Parts List**, all parts contained in a group can be simultaneously highlighted.

#### Numbering Parts

Parts can be enumerated with numbers or letters. The enumeration can be reset for each group or run over the entire **Parts List**. 

{% hint style="warning" %}
Enumeration of parts is dynamic. When the selection of parts in your model changes, the enumeration is updated accordingly.
{% endhint %}

#### Saving Part Numbers

To fix the number of a part, use *Save the part numbers of this group*.


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