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Multiple BOMs for a single assembly

Question asked by John Zielasko on Jan 25, 2012
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I need to have 3 different BOMs for an assembly. One will contain the bars of the assembly frame, the second will have brackets and the third will take care of the rest. I can't just split the table because I need different columns for the first table than the second and third. I have tried to use configs and exclude parts from the BOM and it worked for the first config but the second two change with each other. See https://forum.solidworks.com/message/271157#271157 for more on that. Is there a way to just pick the parts for the BOM that I am missing?

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Jesse Seger Jan 25, 2012 12:46 PM
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Try adding 2 more views to the drawing that reference your other 2 configs.
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- John Zielasko @ Jesse Seger on Jan 25, 2012 1:21 PM
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  The problem with that is the second and third configs change with each other. If I exclude a part from one config it also is excluded from the other. The configs are not derived.
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Faur Arama Jan 25, 2012 1:58 PM
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If I understood well the problem is with configuring suppress and unsuppress state for some components of an assy.Try to use configure component. Is much easier than modifying each configuration properties. Also you can use a design table to control suppress and unsuppress state. Than you can create views in drawing for each configuration and also separate BOM's.
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- John Zielasko @ Faur Arama on Jan 26, 2012 8:44 AM
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  I've had issues with suppressing parts. When suppressed a part in one config it also got suppressed in all others. Not sure why. I guess what I'm trying to do is filter parts in the BOM. For example, I have several part numbers that start with 1701- and I want to have only those parts in one table and the rest of the parts in another table. Can I filter parts in a BOM table? I've tried to use IF but have been unsuccessful.
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