Material from Sub-assy in draft

[jlbmech]

The problem I have is that I can't figure out how to put a material in a sub-assy and make it show up in the material column on my BOM on the draft drawing.

Does anyone know how I can do this. I can't modify the BOM without unlinking it from the parts, so what I am to do?

Thanks

 

[donyoung]

Hi,

an assembly itself has no material and therefore you can't
assign one to it. The reason is that it's made up by different
parts with different materials -- works as designed
When in V19 there is a workaround:

- declare the sub-assy in question as weldement
- assign a material to the bead property

This materal can be refernenced in BOM. With V18 it does not
work because the variable (Bead_Material that is) is missing

dy

 

[swertel]

You could also place a non-graphic part in the assembly and have that part appear in the parts list.

Depending on if you do an atomic P/L or indented, you may have to adjust the occurrence properties of the other components.

--Scott

http://wertel.eng.pro