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TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

(OP)
HOW CAN I PUT THE TITLE LINE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BILL OF MATERIALS IN A DRAWING?

RE: TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

This one is dead easy.

create BOM in usual manner.
when you get to the BOM property box click on the CONTENTS Tab
at the bottom you will see an option that is "display labels at top, switching it off will solve the problem.

ps you can also get to this option by Right hand mouse clicking on the offending BOM and going to properties.

demojock

RE: TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

(OP)
thank you very much
This is my first desing in SW
and i'm configuring SW to safe time.

I'm trying to not have to ajust the column width wich time i insert a bill of materials.
Do you know what can i do???

RE: TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

You have to modify the existing BOM templates, these can be found in your "C:\Program Files\SolidWorks\lang\english" folder.  modify them in excel and then save over existing files.

if you are trying to save time, are you using templates?  I save lots of time by having ready made parts, drawings and assemblys that can be easily changed.  check out the Solidworks help menu for this one.

RE: TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

You could write a quick VB macro that will open the BOM and format the columns to fit the width of the data. If you are interested in this method, I can whip up some sample code for you.

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RE: TITLE IN BILL OF MATERIALS

It is not even that tough:
Open up your BOM in Excel and create a macro which sets the column widths you want. Assign it to a key combination within Excel. Save the BOM spreadsheet. Once the BOM is placed in a SW dwg click on it to open it up, then run the Excel macro.

Crashj

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