SW Newbie Needs BOM help
SW Newbie Needs BOM help
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Here's my situation. We contract hired a guy who has somehow automated the design of our product, which is just a large box with tubes in it to exchange heat (a big radiator). He also churns out General arrangement drawings, and fabrication drawings.
We bought a copy of SW recently and I took their level 1 class (which I was told would be all I need). I am now able to draw the model and I think I have it completed, but now I need to create fab drawings. I can insert a BOM into my drawing and I can see where I can edit it, but I would like for the information to automatically populate. For instance, of the tubes I mention above, there are two configurations. One straight and one with a 180 degree bend on one end. Those drawings are their own parts. How do I get the BOM to display the information in all the catagories that I need (Item #, Qty, Description, & Material)? And how do I move the columns? Thanks for the help!
jman
We bought a copy of SW recently and I took their level 1 class (which I was told would be all I need). I am now able to draw the model and I think I have it completed, but now I need to create fab drawings. I can insert a BOM into my drawing and I can see where I can edit it, but I would like for the information to automatically populate. For instance, of the tubes I mention above, there are two configurations. One straight and one with a 180 degree bend on one end. Those drawings are their own parts. How do I get the BOM to display the information in all the catagories that I need (Item #, Qty, Description, & Material)? And how do I move the columns? Thanks for the help!
jman






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Bradley
SolidWorks Premim 2007 x64 SP4.0
PDM Works, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
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Move the columns by Right Mouse Button (RMB) clicking on the column header and selecting from the drop down list.
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J.D.
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"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
Have you read FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum Policies to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
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Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
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J.D.
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For instance, I drew a "Cube" frame from channel (not quite a cube). It has 4 vertical, 4 bottom & 4 top channels. It has 4 different lengths of channels. Does each channel of different length need to be in it's own part file (or better yet configuration)? If so, what happens if I have used a weldment to create this frame? this is where I am concerned because I have sized a lot of the other components based on the location of these channels.
Thanks!
J.D.
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Model: A virtual 3D object consisting of solid geometry in a part or assembly.
Feature sketch: A 2D or 3D sketch within a model, used to create a 3D solid feature.
Drawing: A 2D view or set of views representing a modelled component on a virtual sheet of paper.
Drawing sketch: A 2D sketch created in a view on the virtual sheet of paper.
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Does that help?
J.D.
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J.D.
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If you are having problems I suggest you look into getting a subscription or service plan from your solidworks provider. That way you can always call and have a tech guy help you through the problem. Also look into going the solidworks user groups. best of luck.
Rodrigo
www.morrisonpump.com
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Here is a screen shot of what I have. The top view shows the part covered with a thin "lagging" sheet. The bottom picture is with the skin off showing only the channels, the side steel sheets and thier stiffeners, and the internal tube support.
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Unfortunatley, this is one part file and not an assembly (the error of my ways). Being that the Channel frame you see dictates the size of most of the items, and I need to convey on a fabrication drawing the size and/or length of each of these items, how would you go about this if you started from scratch? Is there a simple way to link sizes of certain items to an assembly drawing?
Thanks for you help!
J.D.
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If some parts are bolted onto a weldment, then the weldment can be inserted into a regular assembly just like any other part or sub-assy.
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You can use the Weldment for the basic frame, but you will only get the lengths from a Cut List in the weldment fab drawing... not the BOM of an assy.
However, there is nothing to stop you placing views of the complete assy with its BOM ... and views of the weldment with its cut list, on the same drawing sheet.
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Yes, I have gone thru the Weldment tutorial and that's the only reason I got as far as I did on the frame, but that sounds like it wasn't the right path for me. I want to be able to match our existing drawing format as close as I can. No need to muddy the waters for the fabricators.
J.D.
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Instead of doing a weldment, I just made 4 channels of the lengths I needed and copied as necessary.
My next question is this, say I have a MC6x16.3 Structural Channel that is extruded to 48" long. the channel was created using a profile and a midpoing extrusion. How can I get the following description in the BOM with the items in brackets [] to automatically populate:
Channel, [MC6x16.3] X [48]" LG
Thanks!
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This method is most effective when used with an excel based file, as you can set the variable in the excel file for multiple configurations.
I hope this helps.
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J.D.
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This tutorial should help you http://www.nhcad.com/sw_customprops/index.html
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1. Is there any way to put a prefix on the BOM entry of each part, but still have them number incremental? ie. If I wanted all my inner casing parts to have a prefix of "C", but still have the number 1 thru x. Then if I removed a part from the assembly, the BOM would update, but there would be no gap in the numbers.
2. In an assembly drawing, is there a good way to "hide" BOM entries of a sub-assemly? I would only like to show the ones that are used to detail other parts in this particular assembly drawing.
3. How would I go about adding a custom material, which is would be a carbon steel, but A-36 grade? I know very little about materials.
Thanks!
J.D.
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Also, some of the last 3 questions have already been answered before so please read FAQ559-1091: How to get answers for your SW questions. and
thread559-191539: Eng-Tips Search function won't work for me
BTW, no disrespect intended, but (considering your handle) is J.D one step up from J.C.?
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Oh and J.D. < J.C., but I try hard!
J.D.