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Stock sizes in Bill of Materials (SW 2007)

Stock sizes in Bill of Materials (SW 2007)

Stock sizes in Bill of Materials (SW 2007)

(OP)
I have been struggling with this for a while now. I have created a part template with the necessary custom properties for thickness, width, and length. I cannot figure out how to set up a BOM that will show the stock sizes "thk x wdth x lgth" under the "STOCK SIZE" heading.
I have been using Mech Desktop for several years and was able to modify it quite easily to accomodate this requirement, but SW has proven very difficult.

Please help!

RE: Stock sizes in Bill of Materials (SW 2007)

The below info is based on SW2006.  I assume 2007 is similar.  Also, this info is based on the non-excel based BOM.  I know the excel based BOM does what you want, but it is old and being phased out.  See the portion about custom properties and equations.  I know you can insert a single custom properties, but I do not know if you can concatenate (to use excel jargon... i.e. combine) multiple custom properties into a single cell.  That might be where the equations will come in.

P.S. I copied the below info from 2006 Help.

Column Properties
For the selected column, choose one of the following column types, listed with its header title. You can edit the header in the Title box below.

Item Number. ITEM NO. Sequential numbers based on the component order in the assembly FeatureManager design tree.

Part Number. PART NUMBER. Data type specified in Configuration Properties. You can choose Document Name, Configuration Name, or User Specified Name under Part number displayed when used in bill of materials.

Quantity. <configuration_name>/QTY. Quantities of components, with a column for each configuration. If the assembly contains only one configuration, the heading is QTY.

Custom Property. Select a document property.

Equation. Allows you to enter equations and formulas. Supported equations include arithmetic operations and IF functions.

Equation Editor. When Equation is selected, the Equation Editor opens the Equation dialog box for you to enter an equation or formula.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: Stock sizes in Bill of Materials (SW 2007)

Yeah... I just futz'd around with the BOM, and the equation is the key to what you want to do.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: Stock sizes in Bill of Materials (SW 2007)

(OP)
Thanks for the feedback, guys.  It is actually a lot simpler than I first thought.  From your input, I've been able to create custom BOM's for parts and weldments that do pretty much what I need.

  Thanks again-

  Jim

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