Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
(OP)
Hello,
I am working with SW 2007 on XP. I have an assembly with a bunch of leads. Each lead is a separate part. I want to move all the leads around like similar to a block in a 2D drawing. Is there mate that can do this? Can I turn it into a block?
I do not want to turn the leads into a sub-assembly, because it will cause issues with my BOM.
Thanks,
-ren
I am working with SW 2007 on XP. I have an assembly with a bunch of leads. Each lead is a separate part. I want to move all the leads around like similar to a block in a 2D drawing. Is there mate that can do this? Can I turn it into a block?
I do not want to turn the leads into a sub-assembly, because it will cause issues with my BOM.
Thanks,
-ren






RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
Don't let the BOM rule/ruin the design. Using 'dummy' parts and the Exclude from Bill of Materials option, the BOM can be very easily tricked into reporting whatever information is needed.
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
It works somewaht like block or group in AutoCAD.
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
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Chris
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RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have thought about working around the BOM by using the Exclude from Bill of Materials option, but never tried it. By dummy parts are you referring to a part file with multiple parts?
Thanks,
-ren
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
"I do not want to turn the leads into a sub-assembly, because it will cause issues with my BOM.
".
If you did turn the leads into a sub-assy, the "Do not include..." option could be applied to it, and the dummy parts could be added (in place of the sub-assy) just to populate the BOM.
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
Andrew
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
Is this functionality available in 2007? I tried, but wasn't able to find this option in BOM on the drawing.
Thanks,
-ren
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
The advice to put these into a subassy is probably the best, however, there it may not be necessary to dissolve them. You might have to move them again and then you would have defeated the benefit of once having them in a subassy.
You can affect how the items are displayed in the BOM very easily. There are many options for affecting the BOM display, they just aren't all in the same place. Some of your options are in the BOM table selection itself, some are in the properties of the subassy accessible from the top level assy feature tree and some are properties of the part files themselves or from within the subassy they belong to. A little poking around and decoding of the help will benefit you in the long run since you'll avoid having to trick things or perform work-arounds.
- - -Updraft
RE: Solidworks Assembly - Part Blocks?
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