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Bills of Materials

Assembly Options

You can set options for specific assembly components directly from the BOM.

You can exclude items from BOMs by right-clicking a component in the assembly structure column and clicking Exclude from BOM.

You can also:
  • Edit the display of child components
  • Change how the part number is defined
  • Control how the quantity is calculated

To access these options, right-click a component in the assembly structure column and click Component Options.

Linked BOMs

You can link drawing BOMs copied from a previously created assembly BOM using the Bill of Materials PropertyManager. You can edit the original assembly BOM or the copied drawing BOMs. Changes in one BOM update the other BOM. Formatting of linked BOMs is independent; only the data is linked. Formatting items include row height, column width, font size and color, and text direction.

You can unlink the drawing and assembly BOMs at any time, but you cannot reestablish the link. You need to create a new BOM to re-link the BOMs.

To link BOMs, in the Bill of Materials PropertyManager, under BOM Options, select Copy existing table and Linked.

Descriptions

In parts and assemblies, the Configuration Properties PropertyManager contains the option, Use in bill of materials. When you type text for the Description and select Use in bill of materials, the text is used as the description in the BOM. The text takes precedence over any configuration-specific or custom properties, but does not alter their values.

Highlighting

It is easier to visualize items that are represented in BOMs. Selecting an item in a BOM highlights it in the graphics area of an assembly or in a drawing view. Similarly, selecting a component in the graphics area, drawing view, or FeatureManager design tree highlights it in the BOM.

Highlighting is also supported in BOMs of eDrawings. See Enhanced BOM Support.

A thumbnail preview is available for each item in a BOM when you hover over its icon in the assembly structure column. If a component's preview does not appear when you hover over its icon, open and save the component, then hover over the icon again.

Moving BOMs to Different Sheets

You can move BOMs to different sheets by dragging them to:
  • Sheet tabs
  • Sheet icons in the FeatureManager design tree
  • Different windows of the same drawing
Parent topic: Drawings and Detailing


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