I know how to designate the anchor point location on the drawing sheet for the BOM table, but how can I set the BOM table to by default place the anchor point in the lower right corner of the BOM instead of the upper left corner of the BOM table?
I'd like to apply this to our drawing template file. Thanks
Select the BOM and change the anchor position in the Property Manager:
Then, right click the BOM table and save it as a BOM template. Use that template from then on (SOLIDWORKS will remember the last used template).
If I edit this in the drawing template file (.drwdot file) and save the BOM template, will that BOM template be embedded to the .drwdot file like the title block is? Or do I need to include that BOM template file into my template directory in PDM for the .drwdot file to always reference?
You can't insert a BOM into a drawing unless the drawing has a view of a model. You can't save a drawing as a template if it has any references, such as a view of a model. Therefore, you can't save a BOM table in a drawing template. The .drwdot file and the BOM template are separate things. They cannot be combined. Put both in your PDM template directory.
Gotcha. Thanks for the help!
Select the BOM and change the anchor position in the Property Manager:
Then, right click the BOM table and save it as a BOM template. Use that template from then on (SOLIDWORKS will remember the last used template).