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Using SW 2004 and its SW's driven BOM. Is there a way to get the column width narrower. I see how once the BOM is in the drawing, you can clic on one of the edges of the column you can drag the width a little. But there is still quite a bit of empty space between the column edge and the letters...

Is there a way to make the numeric ballons alpha? I use SW 2004. Thanks

I have an assembly with a couple different configurations. I then created an exploded view in one of those configurations. Is there a way to copy that exploded view into another configuration. I use SW2004. Thanks

thanks for the input.............But like a few of you said.............its a tough conversion to switch A-Cad users to SW

Side view meaning the length..............Dont want to draw centerlines..........I know drawing a centerline only takes a second, but we are trying to convince our piping team to switch from Autocad to SW's.......AutoCad will allow you snap to the center of the circle while looking at the length...

I knew you can draw a centerline .........but we are trying to convince a few holdouts here at work who use AutoCad.........And AC has snap center function, even from the side view...........Was wondering if SW's has a similar feature

If I have a pipe drawn up and have a side view of it in a drawing, is there a way to snap to the middle of the diameter of the pipe on one of the ends?

actually just figured it out. I deleted the "partno" column...........it needs to be there......

Using 2004 SW........creating an Excel Bom template from one that was supplied with SW. Anyways, when I add another column, the Qty column shows up with the word "qty" at the top, but no quantities in the column. I do have in the name box quantity (didnt change it from the Bom template that was...

If Im in an assembly and open up a part in the assembly to modify it. Once modifed, I save it, go back to the assebmly, the window comes up asking if I want to update the asm. I clic yes.......The features I added in the part are now surpressed in the asm. I go back to the part, they are not...

thanks guys for all your info

Thanks CorBlimey.......so anyone else have thoughts on hiding a SW BOM column? Ive never used the Excel based BOM. When creatinga template for an Excel based BOM, can you hide columns?

SW's BOM..........yep its going to the template I created

Trying to create a BOM template........figured most of it out.........couple things? First, how do you hide columns? We are putting some properties in the BOM for another program, but dont want to see the columns on the drawing. 2nd? I have a column (the parts number column that came in one of...

thanks for trying Chris..........Ill have to keep looking into it. Greg