Partnumbers in SW have been a real pain. I've always wanted to use the 'use specified name' or if I can set the name as the configuration - as this can then show in the tree.
Unfortunately I can find no way of accessing that parameter within a note, so I had to introduce another custom property and hence now have the number duplicated. I've since started using the sw-part number which is already there in SW.
However I changed this value in my BOM but it did not reflect in the part, all the other obvious properties do change.
Why would the 'sw-part number' be singled out?
Charles,
forget the 'User Specified Name' option for now.
This is purely the custom property 'SW-Part Number' which is available from the standard drop-down menu.
If you set up a BoM in a drawing then edit a cell the change gets passed to the part file.
eg modify the Description in the BoM and you see the new description in the part file custom property tab. Try the same thing with 'SW-Part Number' and nothing happens - on my system.
So pretty much as you describe.
Dear Roy
I have the same question
"SW-Part Number" vs "SW-Part Number (BOM)" property