Bill of material

 

 

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This document allows you to create a Bill of material from an assembly.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Assembly: This document allows you to create a Bill of material of an assembly document...

Columns: This command modifies the properties used in the current BOM.

Columns as: This command uses the definition of columns in an existing BOM in a new BOM.

Reinitialize Bill of material indexes: This command allows you to renumber the BOM indexes.

Multiple Drafts: 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.

Multiple unfoldings: This command allows you to create or update the sheet metal unfoldings of an assembly document.

Export BOM to TopSolid'Quote: This command allows you to export a bill of material document for use with the TopSolid'Quote quote software.

Top level: This mode lists the subsets and parts contained in the assembly without detailing the constituents of the subsets.

Multi levels: This mode allows you to choose the detail level for each subset from the assembly. It is the default mode for a new BOM.

 

Flat: The Flat BOM lists all parts of the assembly without taking into account the organization of subsets.

Assembly only : This mode lists the subsets (except the ones that are defined as "simple" through the system parameter "Type for Bom" in the assembly document).

 

 

It is possible to manually modify a BOM:

  • Entering new values: double click slowly in the cell to modify. Modified cells have a different background color.

  • Restore value: right click in a modified cell allows you to restore the previous value.

  • Add row: right click on a row allows you to insert a new row. Added rows have a different background color.

  • Delete row: right click on the new row allows you to delete it.