Part custom properties and BOM
Part custom properties and BOM
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Hello to all
I have a question about custom part properties and their use in assembly BOM.
Let's say that Part A is being used in 3 assemblies A1, A2 and A3 (for the sake of simplicity, I have taken 3 assemblies, it could be many more). Each of these assemblies contains a different number (instances) of Part A.
A1: 10 instances of Part A
A2: 5 instances of Part A
A3: 2 instances of Part A
Now when I create drawings (D1, D2, D3) for each of these 3 assemblies, each BOM should show the respective number of Part A in the Quantity column. How do I do this?
If this part was just being used in one assembly, I would create a custom property 'Quantity' for the part and make a column in BOM that would show this quantity. But how can I solve the above situation?
Thanks to all the readers.
I have a question about custom part properties and their use in assembly BOM.
Let's say that Part A is being used in 3 assemblies A1, A2 and A3 (for the sake of simplicity, I have taken 3 assemblies, it could be many more). Each of these assemblies contains a different number (instances) of Part A.
A1: 10 instances of Part A
A2: 5 instances of Part A
A3: 2 instances of Part A
Now when I create drawings (D1, D2, D3) for each of these 3 assemblies, each BOM should show the respective number of Part A in the Quantity column. How do I do this?
If this part was just being used in one assembly, I would create a custom property 'Quantity' for the part and make a column in BOM that would show this quantity. But how can I solve the above situation?
Thanks to all the readers.






RE: Part custom properties and BOM
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Jon
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RE: Part custom properties and BOM
FYI you can't hide the QTY column in the new SW BOM. So adding your own Qty Column is kind of pointless.
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RE: Part custom properties and BOM
It sounds like you are trying to attach QTY used as a characteristic of your part. People generally do not do this for precisely the reason you are describing above.
The quantity of your part is a characteristic of the assembly that calls it up. If there are several assemblies, each will have its own quantity, and you do not have a problem.
JHG