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Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

(OP)
I have a SW part file with the following property "D1@Boss-Extrude1@part1.Part", which references the parts extrude length.

I want to show this value on my drawing's bom, but when I add it, it lists the name and not the value.

Can I make it evaluate the value, or somehow get it to show the value of this property?

thanks in advance,

phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
www.phreaq.net

RE: Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

This is quite easy to do.  Read up on BOMs in the help.  All you will be doing is creating a new BOM column, and linking it to the custom property in the file.  The methods are different for SW table style bill or XL

RE: Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

(OP)
hi gwubs,

You're right it is easy, so easy in fact, I already did that.

The problem is the BOM is not showing the 'number' value, it's showing "D1@Boss-Extrude1@part1.Part" in my bom.

phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
www.phreaq.net

RE: Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

phreaq - is the dimension in a custom property?  If so, is it solving in the properties tab?  The string should show up in the Value/Text Expression field and the bit you can read as a dimension should show up in Evaluated Value field.  If it does not, select it again in your model.  Please note that adding double quotes in a string will mess up it's ability to be evaluated.

RE: Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

phreaq,

   Can you control D1@Boss-Extrude1@part1.Part from a design table?

   If you can, then it is trivial to add this to your description.  Assume your extrude length is in cell J3.

   ="MY EXTRUSION "&J3&"in LONG"

               JHG

RE: Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

(OP)
Thanks for the replies.

I am using a custom property, and in this case I cannot use a design table. The double quotes are not part of my property, I just showed them here to separate the property.

Here's a link to my properties, you'll notice the formula is not being evaluated



http://img203.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=64514_cutlengthlink_122_3lo.jpg       

phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
www.phreaq.net

RE: Showing a calculated property on a drawing BOM

(OP)
hmmmm,

It seems I need the double quotes in my text, as soon as I added them it evaluated......

phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
www.phreaq.net

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