The "promote" option for the BOM seems extremely particular. I discovered today that when a subassembly is set to promote parts in the BOM, it only works when the subassembly is in the Default configuration. This is very limiting and annoying. Has anyone found a work-around for this, or is there some box to check or uncheck, or a programmer to shoot? This is the second bug I've found in the "promote" command and it's getting extremely annoying.
If you're saying the configuration of the subassembly I want promoted has to have the "promoted" box checked, I'm aware of that. That's not the problem.
Greg,
This explaination from the help file explains it pretty good.
Yeah, but it doesn't say anything about everything having to be in the Default configuration. I understand how "promote" works. That's not the problem. When I dissolve the subassembly, it doesn't show up on the BOM at all, not the subassembly, not the parts, unless the subassembly is in the Default configuration. And, like I said, the configuration of the subassembly I'm dissolving does have the Promote box checked.
Can you post a small assembly? It seems like something is wrong with the subassembly.
How or where would I do that? Just copy and past the files here?
Yeah. When replying, make sure you are using the advanced editor.
Here it is.
It appears you need to set the BOM type to parts only when promoting child parts.
That's not how SolidWorks advertises it. In fact, it specifically says in the help section Scott McFadden posted above that it will work in Top-level Only BOM's. Otherwise, Promote wouldn't really be any different from Show.
I see what you're saying. I'll have to look into it a bit more.
Any news on this?
SolidWorks claims to have fixed it in a recent service pack. We don't have that at work, so I can't say for sure.
I have the same problem. Have premade subassemblies with several configurations in them and each confirguration is set to promote. But when I do a BOM they will not show up. I am still running Solidworks 2011 SP5. Funny thing is the same options seems to work on a colleagues computer running the same setup.
It only works in the Defualt configuration because that is the one you are referencing. Promoting child items is configuration specific.