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Same part in diffrent assembly BOM to show where used

Question asked by Mark Greenwell on Jul 27, 2015
Latest reply on Jul 30, 2015 by Mark Greenwell

I am trying to figure out how I can create some sort of assembly BOM showing when a part is used in more than one assembly.

So for example I have part 'A' and it is used 4 times in assembly 01.

Part 'A' is then used in Assembly 02, 3 times.

Now when I create a component sketch for part 'A' I want to have a box that shows: -

The assembly mark where it was used and the quantities in each assembly. Then the total used in all assemblies 7 in total.

This way I don't have to keep making component sketches for the same part but in different assemblies.

An example is shown below, where the part marked P8239 has 2 required on assemblies 40600, 40602, 40603.

This give a total of 6 parts required marked P8239 wanted in total.

How would I set this up?

Thanks

Mark (SolidWorks 2015 sp4)

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I don't want to bump this thread, but does no one have a solution / work around for this?

I can't be the only one who has this issue.

I am also sending off to my VAR to see if they have a solution.

Regards

Mark

Solidworks is geared toward machinery, devices, consumer products.

Construction industry has never been a strong suit for Solidworks.

A balloon has the option to display quantities.

I don't think you'll get the "where used" functionality out of the box.

You might ask in the API section if customization could address this.

On a side note, I believe Solidworks has 3rd party software vendors who provide add-ins for steel structures.

Hi Kenneth,

Thanks for the reply, I thought that it might be a bit difficult as the BOM is created from a selected view.

However it is possible in a program like Tekla so thought there was a slight chance of it being available in SolidWorks.

My VAR has pointed me to some threads that discuss this so I will check this out.

Thanks

Mark