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With the exception of Item # and quantity, only iProperties can be displayed in assembly BOMs and drawing parts lists. The columns in a content center table can be iProperties, parameters, features, or none of the above.
So, unless the column you wish to display happens to be an iProperty, the only way to get it to show up is to edit the content center table.
Which columns do you want to display?
Cameron Whetten
Inventor 2014
Huh. Of all the columns you could have picked, you picked the bizarre one. I looked into this, and it appears that this column is mapped to an iProperty called "Size Designation", but this iProperty is not displayed like all of the others, and is not available as a choice of column in a BOM or drawing parts list. And I have no idea why.
In order to get this info to show in your parts lists, you would have to edit the content center family table. Have you ever done that before?
Cameron Whetten
Inventor 2014
I can't think of any way to get the info you need that doesn't involve editing the content center family table.
It's not particularly difficult to do, but it can be a pretty involved process, at least initially. But it's nothing to be afraid of. I do it all the time. The Inventor standard content just isn't well-suited to our needs out-of-the-box, so we edit the part numbers and descriptions to our liking.
You didn't mention which version of Inventor you are using, so I will provide links to 2014 help content. The first thing you'll have to do is educate yourself on how the content center works. You'll want to have a basic understanding of what content center libraries are because you will need to create a custom read/write library in order to make any changes to family tables. Also, you'll want to know whether your CC is installed locally (on each user's hard drive--this is called "Desktop Content"), or is installed in a server folder or on a vault server.
Second, you will want to familiarize yourself with the content center editor interface, where all of the customization happens.
Once you have a decent understanding of the way CC works, you can start to customize your content. The first thing you will probably want to do is copy a standard family into your read/write library. Then, you can start modifying the family table to your liking.
Warning: The following might not make any sense until you have learned the stuff mentioned above. What I would do to address your original issue is create a new column (string type) in the family table, then set its expression to display the contents of the Size Designation column (enter {DESIGNATION} into the expression field). Then, map the column to a custom inventor property called "Size" (or whatever you want to call it--just don't name it the same as an existing iProperty).
Once this is done, any parts you place from this content center family will now have the special custom iProperty. Then you should be able to add the column to your BOMs and parts lists (just add a custom column with the same name as your custom iProperty) and away you go!
This is a lot of information to digest, especially if you haven't done any CC customizing. But, once you get the basics down and your custom library all set up, it's very simple and handy.
Post back if you have any more questions.
Cameron Whetten
Inventor 2014
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