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This sections contains information on BOMs generated by mechanism used in previous versions of the system (BOM by prototype). In T-FLEX CAD 14 and later, it is recommended to use the mechanism of creating BOM by template.
The BOM is one of the design elements of the assembly drawing. The BOM is a table created from text. The system provides convenient automated tools for preparing specifications in the formats provided by the standards, as well as in formats specified by the user.
To work with the BOM, use the set of commands from the Tools > Reports/Bill of Materials section of the textual menu. When working with BOM created by prototype, the special Bill of Materials tab is available in the ribbon.
When creating a BOM based on legacy mechanism, a BOM prototype is used. You can use standard BOM prototypes, or you can create prototypes yourself. The prototype is a BOM that does not contain any records and defines the composition of the table and the rules for formatting its contents. The prototype also defines the type of text on the basis of which the specification is created. Text can be of two types:
•multiline text (when increasing the number of lines, the text does not wrap to another page);
•paragraph text (when increasing the number of lines, the text can be moved to a new page or located in a new area on an existing page).
The number of columns and the data to fill them are defined by the user in the BOM parameters by selecting from the list of standard fields of the BOM table and creating the necessary additional fields of the BOM table. Information in the table is taken from fragment files or entered manually by the user.
To automatically fill in the BOM table, it is necessary that:
•in the fragment document, the data fields for the BOM in the Product Composition window were filled in (otherwise the table row corresponding to the fragment with empty data will be empty).
•in the fragment parameters, the parameter Include in Product Composition was set to one of the following values:
•Without Embedded Elements - fragment data is entered into the product composition, but the data of elements that are embedded in the fragment drawing document are not.
•With Embedded Elements - the fragment data and the data of embedded elements are entered into the product composition.
•Embedded Elements Only - only the data of embedded elements are entered into the product composition.
When creating a BOM, each entry in the table corresponds to a fragment of the assembly drawing. Additional table rows are entered manually when editing the BOM.
To change the information in a record created automatically, when editing the BOM, uncheck the Automatic Field option for the cell/column/row in which you want to enter data.
The row height and column width of the table, as well as the text formatting parameters, are set in the table parameters when editing the BOM table.
The table header image is a fragment containing text with a header table. Therefore, when changing the composition of the columns of the BOM table or their width, it is necessary to make appropriate changes in the header table.
The sequence number of the BOM table entry is linked to the assembly drawing position number (callouts). When placing positions, select a fragment or record of the BOM table, and the corresponding position number will automatically be entered in the text on the leader note shelf.
The structure of the BOM sections is stored in a database file. The name and path of the BOM sections file is specified in the Options > Bill of Materials command (by default, the BOM Groups.xml file is set).
Topics in this section:
•Contextual Menu of Legacy BOM