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    BOM-steel shapes

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    11-26-2002 07:07 AM
    Is there a way to get a total quantity of stock for something like a steel beam. (This is based on the "New user-How should I handle standard steel shapes question). For example, if i have 3 beams that are 24in and 2 beams that are 36in, is there a way in which to pace the total lenght of beam I would need for the entire assembly in the BOM? I have created a custom property with "length" for each beam, now can I add a formula to the BOM to multiply the quantity by the lenght?
    Thanks
    Please use plain text.
    *Stobbeleir, Patrick de

    Re: BOM-steel shapes

    11-27-2002 05:49 AM in reply to: dpiengineering
    Hi

     

    I've just placed an example (part+assembly+drawing)
    using VBA to accomplice this task in the customer files group (same subject at
    this)

     

    The code is a quick modification on my Total Mass
    in part list macro.

     

    The way it works is after placing the parts list
    you must save the drawing or run the macro updating QTYxLenght in the Total
    Length column. One new drawback is that R6 changes the colour of the parts list
    icon to red (normally after changes made to a part etc.) after running the
    macro.

     

    The VBA code is in the Drawing and it is executed
    automatically every time the drawing is saved.

     

    The code can easily be copied to your
    template.

     

    Take a look at it.


    style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
    Is
    there a way to get a total quantity of stock for something like a steel beam.
    (This is based on the "New user-How should I handle standard steel shapes
    question). For example, if i have 3 beams that are 24in and 2 beams that are
    36in, is there a way in which to pace the total lenght of beam I would need
    for the entire assembly in the BOM? I have created a custom property with
    "length" for each beam, now can I add a formula to the BOM to multiply the
    quantity by the lenght?
    Thanks
    Please use plain text.