Multiple Draftings (Bill of materials)

 

 

 

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This command allows you to draft several documents from a bill of material document. This command is also available from the popup menu of the assembly tab.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Select the contextual command after selecting the bill of material where are parts/assemblies to draft or from a bill of material document.

 

  1. Select the selection mode in the drop down list (see "available options" for details)

  2. Check the parts and/or sets to draft.

  3. Double-click in the templates cell to change the template to use.

  4. Validate.

 

 

  • Only BOMs can turn on this command.

  • To use this command from an assembly, use the Multiple Draftings function from the popup menu of an assembly.

  • Option Deleted useless drafting is available only if there are draft in the Specified Folder.

 

 

Available options:

 

 

 

Selection:

 

  • All: all assemblies/parts are selected.

  • None: nothing is selected.

  • Manual: select parts and/or assemblies to be drafted.

  • Assembly: all the assembly type documents are automatically selected.

  • Part:all the part type documents are automatically selected.

  • Criteria: Allows to selected parts/assembly documents according to personalized criterias

 

Drafting template:

 

By left-clicking in this column on the required line, you can specify the drafting template to use for this part.

By right-clicking, you have access to the following contextual commands:

  • Apply the template to this type

  • Apply the template to all documents

  • Apply the template to checked documents

 

 

 

 

Parts / Components:

 

The directory choice of created drafts is splitted in two parts:

    • Parts: allows to define the directory for selected parts and/or sub-assemblies to be projected.

    • Component: allows to define the directory for drafts created with a predefined draft.

 

You can choose between:

    • Source Folder: each created draft will be created in the same folder than the part or the assembly.

    • Specified Folder: all drafts will be created in the specified folder.

 

Check the option Delete useless drafting in order to delete the drafts already generated if the part is not anymore in the bill of material.

 

Options:

 

  • Open after creation:

Check this option if all drafts must stay opened.

 

If Open After Creation is checked, the display could be slowed down or blocked depending on the number of documents open and the performance of the graphic card.

 

 

  • Update existing draftings:

Check this option to update previously created draftings of assemblies/parts.

 

  • Project the occurrences:

  • All occurrences : Allows to draft all the occurrences that are in the assembly (families and others).

  • Occurrences of the instance families : Allows to draft the occurrences of the instance families that are in the assembly and not the instance that is in the family.

 

Example : Modification of code in the assembly, after generation of multiple drafting.

 

In the assembly, component is inserted with the code Ht200. Generation of multiple drafting. In the assembly, after drafting, modification of code with the code Ht100. Result with the option checked : the part projected is updated because it correspond to the occurrence of instance family that is in the assembly. Result with the option unchecked : the part projected is not updated because it correspond to the instance families.

 

Example : Modification locally in the assembly.

 

Instance families. Occurrence of instance families modified locally in the assembly (not derived part) Result with option unchecked : projection of instance families. Result with option checked : projection of occurrence of instance families that is in the assembly.

 

Nest draftings:

 

  • Create drafting bundle:

Check this option in order to create automatically a bundle that contains all the create draft.

You have to select a bundle template with nesting.

You can also specify the destination folder for the bundle document.

 

  • Update existing drafting bundle:

If a bundle with nesting based on the same bill of material already exists, you can activate this option to update it