topic Re: Exclude component from BOM in Fusion Electronics Forum

Exclude component from BOM

silvio3105 — Mon, 30 May 2022 16:51:36 GMT

Hi,

Sometimes I have component that I don't want to see in BOM, like test points.

How to tell F3E - don't include that component in BOM?

Thanks!

Re: Exclude component from BOM

panpan_fan — Tue, 31 May 2022 05:41:40 GMT

Hi @silvio3105

I hope you are doing well!

For Exclude component from BOM, you can create variant firstly and then uncheck the parts you don't want to show.

And then you need to select the variant you make when you Save BOM file

Please have a try to see if it works for you.

Regards,

Panpan Fan

Re: Exclude component from BOM

silvio3105 — Tue, 31 May 2022 05:49:27 GMT

I found that solution. Creating a variant just to exclude screw holes, visuals(logos etc.) is really stupid way to solve this.
New library workflow is WIP, right?
If yes, mark this as feature request for new workflow.

Re: Exclude component from BOM

panpan_fan — Tue, 31 May 2022 07:03:25 GMT

Hi @silvio3105

Would you mind describing more about the workflow you want?

I will bring it to the develop team to see if we can do some improvement for it.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Panpan Fan

Re: Exclude component from BOM

silvio3105 — Tue, 31 May 2022 07:22:13 GMT

Just add option for every device/component(no matter what footprint) to set do you want that component in BOM.
I guess F3E exports VCC and GND marks to BOM also.

Re: Exclude component from BOM

silvio3105 — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:43:36 GMT

@jorge_garcia bump

Re: Exclude component from BOM

jorge_garcia — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:33:26 GMT

Hi @silvio3105 ,

So just to clarify the default BOM ulp (that's what the current system uses) will exclude any devices that don't have packages and if my memory serves any devices that don't have copper in their packages. So supply symbols are automatically excluded, as well as logos that are just on silkscreen.

This feature will likely be implemented once we have a built-in BOM system and are no longer reliant on the BOM ulp. I'll log it.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Re: Exclude component from BOM

gwagnerJXG2J — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:06:05 GMT

+1 for a component "NO BOM" option

I have a couple packages with no copper ... ie silkscreen only for location markers that show up in the bom and I manually strip them later.

Layer ladder, and the pcb name in copper do have copper but no actual parts ... so end up stripping them from the bom later as well.

For arguments sake I do have variants, so unticked the population option for all of these. Result is that the BOM is clean, but printing the Variant schematic I have a whole bunch of large "X" through the schematic symbols for those elements ... which isn't accurate either.

BR,

-- Glenn

Re: Exclude component from BOM

jorge_garcia — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:47:25 GMT

Hi @gwagnerJXG2J,

I'll add your comments to the existing request for improved functionality in the electronics BOM.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,