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BOM Question

BOM Question

BOM Question

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Using SW 06, Trying to automate the BOM, having trouble getting the sheet number column to pickup the sheet that a part is detailed on. Does anyone know the correct syntex?
Ken

RE: BOM Question

I don't think there is a way to do this with a standard linked BOM column.  You would have to use the API and cycle through your drawing sheets to find what parts are detailed on which sheets, then set the text of the sheet number column with what you found.  

RE: BOM Question

Or while cycling through the drawing sheets set a custom property on each part found to the drawing sheet number and link the BOM column to that custom property.  Beware of config-specific/non-config-specific.

RE: BOM Question

The problem is such a property would not update dinamically. If you insert a new sheet, delete a sheet, move a sheet or move parts from one sheet to another will create a mess.

RE: BOM Question

You're right, dogarilla, although I don't think it would necessarily be that big of a mess.  It certainly wouldn't update dynamically, but I don't think there is a way to make it update dynamically.  It would be up to the user to make sure the macro was run after any changes.  

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