Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
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I have a question or two, but I will reserve one for each new thread.
Is there any way to put a prefix on the BOM entry of each part, but still have them number incrementally? ie. If I wanted all my parts on my -30 drawing to have a prefix of "30-x", Where 30 would = the drawing number and x = item #. Then if I removed a part from the assembly, the BOM would update, but there would be no gap in the numbers.
If that is not possible, I think I saw somewhere where you can continue the BOM numbering on the next drawings??
Thanks!
J.D.
Is there any way to put a prefix on the BOM entry of each part, but still have them number incrementally? ie. If I wanted all my parts on my -30 drawing to have a prefix of "30-x", Where 30 would = the drawing number and x = item #. Then if I removed a part from the assembly, the BOM would update, but there would be no gap in the numbers.
If that is not possible, I think I saw somewhere where you can continue the BOM numbering on the next drawings??
Thanks!
J.D.






RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
If you are just starting to use BOM’s, start and use only the SolidWorks BOM.
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
RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
Using the Indented assemblies option will give a X.Y.Z type item number, where X = the top level component (part or assy); Y would be a sub-component of X; and Z a sub of Y. The BOM could then be split to match the componenet assy drawing.
Sounds like a lot of work though and might make drawing management more complicated.
RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
Thanks!
J.D.
RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
As a side note: Don’t all the employees of your company have to follow some sort of drafting standards?
You say:
Why do you not have a standard way of doing this?
Are you two using the SolidWorks BOM’s?
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
RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
J.D.
RE: Adding a prefix to BOM Item #'s
Select the Column with the item numbers. Then select Column properties in the Property Manager. IN the Column Properties select equation and enter the following.
="X"'ITEM NO.'
Where X = the value you want to put in there. In my case it will be the sheet #
Thanks Josh of www.solidsmack.com
J.D.