Parts list for multiple configurations

[Anonymous]

I design rubber molds.  So, you have a cap, base, inserts, end plates... yadda yadda.  Sometimes we use different configurations of a mold to make slightly different parts.  For example, say by default, the "-1" configuration will be basically just the cap and base, to create a 6" part.  Then, we might have a "-2" configuration with a 1" spacer insert to create a 5" part.  What I want, is a parts list to automatically pull in the quantities for the different configurations in separate columns of the parts list.  I'm wondering if there is a way to do this using different Level of Details.  One solution I've contemplated is creating the parts list from the "default" assy, then creating a "parts list" of the alternate assembly, but stripping off all but the quantity column... but that doesn't seem horribly elegant, and I'm not sure I can resolve all parts list rows without pegging in some dummy "custom parts".... dunno.

Thoughts?

[Cadmanto]

Are you looking for something like this?

Found here if you edit the parts list.

[Anonymous]

YES, that's in the right direction.  How do you get that "Member Selection" button to light up... is this done using different LODs?

[Cadmanto · Accepted solution]

After you have created your iassemblies, in your drawing place a parts list based off of one of your views.

Then RC on the PL and select this.

This gets you to the screen shots I provided in my last posting.

Once you get to the member list just check the ones you want represented.

Hope this makes sense.

This has nothing to do with LOD's.

[Anonymous]

AH, iAssemblies... gotcha.  Think I can figure it out from here.  Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Yoda-Scott the parts list master !

[Cadmanto]

My Buddy, many thanks to....says Yoda!!!!