I have previously posted this thread in the BOM section but
with no success so I thought I would try asking this question here.
I have a bulk/stock item that is cut to length so I have created a part file with configurations of varying lengths. Each config has it's own unique part number which is included in the assembly Bom to which it belongs along with the length displayed using custom porperties Length@Extrude1. The only problem is that the length displayed in the BOM is correct but only if that config is active in the bulk part file.
Is this a limitation of solidworks or am I doing something wrong?
I have a bulk/stock item that is cut to length so I have created a part file with configurations of varying lengths. Each config has it's own unique part number which is included in the assembly Bom to which it belongs along with the length displayed using custom porperties Length@Extrude1. The only problem is that the length displayed in the BOM is correct but only if that config is active in the bulk part file.
Is this a limitation of solidworks or am I doing something wrong?
in the custom properties manager you should create for each config (in the Configuration Specific tab) the property Length (don't know how you name it) and in the value cell put: Length@@Name_of_the_config@Extrude1 (replace Name_of_the_config with the name of your configuration). This way even if the config is not active you should get the right length.