BOM cant recognize different member with different sizes

[hoangtungxd8]

Hi everyone,

I created an iPart - acustom Purlin Profile, and used frame generator to create a base frame 10m x 3m with 600mm Joists. Everything went well untill I tried to make a part list and Inventor considers the Joists and the Bearers as one member although they have different length.

Could someone please help me with that, images as attached to descripe the problem. We're steel structure company and we make hundreds of these base frame everyweek so it is very important that I can have this BOM issue sorted,

Cheers,

[-niels-]

Welcome to the Forum!

Can you check the following setting in the Bill of Materials (BOM)?

Is that checkbox checked?

Does unchecking it resolve your problem?

[ped20]

Please find attached image , Try with shown options.

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Kiran

[hoangtungxd8]

thanks Niels and Kiran for your helps, it does list down all single members but it doesnt group them as members length,

for example: I want all members which has 3m long marked as Item 3, 10m members marked as 2, etc.

I think it must be something to do when created the profile in create ipart because when I modeled another frame using Inventor's standard conten center it works really well. (find attached image)

[dlmsdm1]

Your part number is the same regardless of length. When you took merge off, it list each part regardless of part number. Your last example had the length in the part number, therefore you could leave merge on, and it would list each part according to length (part + length).

[hoangtungxd8]

I think you're absolutely right, then how can I put length into the part number together?

[-niels-]

In the part list on the drawing you should be able to use "group settings" to group together members with the same length and partnumber.

Just play around with the options a bit until you get it the way you want.