Hi,
Some times we use standart parts which we could not find in content center. We creat part ourselves. But it looks like standart part in BOM or part explorer window...
I want to chage type of part to PURCHASED type and icon like other purchased parts like bearings or bolts...
Is this possible?...
It can be also assembly parts like bearings. Bearings have many parts but it looks only one part in part explorer. This is very good. I want same thing too...
Regards,
Mucip:)
If you are asking if you can change the icon in the browser no there is not a way.
Now if you just want to change it from normal to purchased open part go to document settings, bill of material tab and you can change it from normal to purchased.
In your assembly just open the BOM. under the BOM structure column if you double-click in the part you want to change it will open a drop down menu which gives you several choices including purchased. Part must be checked out if you are using vault.
Issue with that is if he reuses the part they have to do that method all the time if he does it in the document he will never have to change it again..
wrote:Issue with that is if he reuses the part they have to do that method all the time if he does it in the document he will never have to change it again..
Hi jletcher,
Unless I'm misunderstanding, I think the results of the Document Settings method and the change via the BOM method are the same. I just want to clarify this for mucip, so we don't create confusion.
I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com
Yes you are correct but I also had issues with it staying when I did it that way. So I now always do it in doc settings..
And because of the issue I always teach the method that has no issues
Yes, the BOM saves back to part level, although I can't remember how just now, havn't used it in awhile, there is a way to make assemblies and so-forth phantom, reference, etc just for one particular assembly. I know that needs to be done at the document level. I'll see if I can't refigure that out just for future reference.
@SWhite wrote:I'll see if I can't refigure that out just for future reference.
Hi swhite,
Changing a component's default BOM structure using the BOM pulldown and changing it in the Document Settings will give the same results for any of the BOM structure types (Normal, Reference, Phantom, Purchased, Inseparable). The change is imediate, but takes a Save of the component to ensure the change is permenent. I think users often make the change in the BOM and then somehow don't get the change saved.
To change an instance of a component to Reference in an assembly, you can right-click on a particular instance of the component in the assembly and choose BOM Structure > Reference. This will set just that instance to be Reference. I'm not aware of a way to do this for any of the other BOM structures other than Reference.
I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com
Hi,
First of all thanks a lot for your very valuable and fast answers...
Yes, this is what I want but icon is still like a part icon. Normally it should be like bearing icon, souldn't it?...
By the way despite of bearing has many parts, it looks as only one part and you can not unassemle it... Is this possible?.
Incase of do this I use "derive part" but it's little bit long way and icon is still like part icon not purchased part icon?!...
Regards,
Mucip:)
I beleiev you are stuck with that icon since it is not a content center part. I am unsure if the icon would update to reflect this if placed in the content center library with the proper entries made. Someone with more experience with content center libraries may be able to answer that question.