Dimension value in BOM 1

[smcadman]

I have 15 configurations of a square tube, and the extrusion dimension is renamed to "length". In a design table it reads: "Length@extrude1". How can I make the BOM read a dimension value the way the design table does?

Flores

 

[PDMAdmin]

You cannot do that directly, but you can create a custom property linked to the dimension in the configuration you want. You can then reference that custom property in the BOM.

 

[smcadman]

Could you explain how to link the dimension value into a custom property? I made a "configuration specific" property name of "Length", and I tried entering a value of "Length@extrude1", and then I also tried: $PRPmodel:"length" but neither of them worked in the BOM.

Flores

 

[SBaugh]

Click the dimension while your in your custom property.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

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[smcadman]

Great, thanks for the help!

Flores

 

[drawoh]

smcadman,

You should learn to abuse Microsoft Excel a little.

1. Create a design table.

2. Place your length in a cell. This is the best way to manage multiple lengths anyway. Assume that your length is cell c5

3. Create a cell that controls configuration specific data. For example, the header $PRP@SPEC will create a configuration specific entry called SPEC.

4. Your entry for the relevant cell is "LENGTH: "&c5. This concatenates the contents of cell c5 onto the end of your text.

This is really powerful, especially if you are trying to build a database of standard parts.

JHG