Entering custom part information into Parts List

[Anonymous]

Anyone have a slick method for entering custom part information into a parts list?

We normally have around 40 or so custom parts per assembly and right now I just copy the information from an Excel worksheet (takes way too long but still a little better than typing it all out).

Virtual Components in IV10 would help...IF you could save them. Sure would be nice if the custom parts in a Parts List were drop down driven somehow.

[Anonymous]

You have three options w/ R10 (2 in previous versions).

1. virtual components (R10 only) For reuse, just create a new assembly that
you can use as your virtual component "library" and you can copy and paste
virtual components from that assembly to your design assemblies.

2. Custom component row in parts list. In the parts list editor, RMB on any
row and select "Insert Custom Part". This is a parts-list only function and
no good reuse model.

3. Create a non-graphical part. Just start a new part file, fill out the
iproperties as necessary (you can even add additional information in the
Engineer's Notebook (hyperlinks to vendor websites, copy and paste product
info sheets, etc...). Then just save these parts into your library as you
would any other library part, and add them to your model as you would any
library part.

Hope that helps,

--
Andrew Faix
Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
Autodesk


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Anyone have a slick method for entering custom part information into a parts
list?

We normally have around 40 or so custom parts per assembly and right now I
just copy the information from an Excel worksheet (takes way too long but
still a little better than typing it all out).

Virtual Components in IV10 would help...IF you could save them. Sure would
be nice if the custom parts in a Parts List were drop down driven somehow.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply Andrew

I sort of use a combination of #2 and #3 now.

My main concern with #3 is that when information changes (i.e. Cost) i #1 have to talk our purchasing agent into letting me know when this happens and #2 go in and manually change that information.

#2 just plain stinks (it's what i use for the most part now). i either have to type manually which is obviously prone to errors or copy and paste from the Jurassic Era Excel worksheet we have now.

What i thought would be great (and i'm speaking for myself here) would be to have that Jurassic Era worksheet linked to pull downs in the Parts List. Then I could select the information for each cell directly in the Parts List. Even better would be for the rest of the fields to populate once one field is selected.

I know this isn't possible now, just thinking out loud (again)

Thanks again for your reply

Todd