Using Bill of Materials Options Defined in SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS PDM uses the Bill of Materials component display settings that are specified in SOLIDWORKS.

In SOLIDWORKS, in the Configuration Properties PropertyManager, the parameters that you specify in the Bill of Materials Options are also supported in computed BOMs of SOLIDWORKS PDM.

  • In SOLIDWORKS, the Promote option for Child component display when used as a subassembly dissolves the subassemblies in the BOM and displays the child components. The computed BOMs follow this behavior for subassembly references that are defined to Promote.
    This option applies only to computed BOMs. The assembly is included as a reference in the Contains and Where Used tabs.
  • In SOLIDWORKS, the Link to Parent Configuration option for Part number displayed when used in a bill of materials sets the configuration to use the same part number as the parent configuration. If you define this option, the computed BOM uses the part number of the parent configuration.
    This option is available only for derived configurations.