Bill Of Materials unable to show 'structured'

[CHRISTH]

Hi all,

I have a problem with Bill Of Materials in drawings.

I want to show a structured list of the top level components in this general arrangement. But whenever i select a view for inventor to create the table it only gives me to option for 'Components Only.'

I have edited the assembly and switched off the 'Components only' option in the IAM, but it still will only let me put a parts only BOM into the drawing. I have right clicked the node in the IDW browser and selected 'bill of materials' and here i have also switched off 'parts only' but still the same.

How do i get a top level BOM into my drawing?

[-niels- · Accepted solution]

Are there balloons attached to any of the views?
If there are you cannot change the partslist either, you'll have to remove all the balloons first.

[CHRISTH]

I just spotted a baloon lurking behind some detail, remove it and i can now enter the BOM...

Thanks Niels, i came back to report that the issue was resolved, and you had answered it with the exact solution.