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Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:22:02 GMT

Please see the attached images.

I tried to insert the Parts list (parts only), But it gives assembly list.

I have restarted the PC, but no improvement.

Rgds

Re: Bill Of Materials

johnsonshiue — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:47:59 GMT

Hi! This usually means there is already an existing Structured PartsList or a Structured Balloon of the assembly on a different sheet in the same file. Inventor limits one BOM view per assembly per drawing to avoid ballooning confusion.

There is a backdoor way to override it but try it at your own risk.

Start a new idw file. Create a PartOnly PartsList for the assembly. Then copy the entire sheet from the new idw file back to the old idw file.

Many thanks!

Re: Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:14:39 GMT

Hi Johnson,

Thanks for your prompt response, The back door method works very well.

I gone the all the drawing sheets I couldn't see any part list. Is there other way to find out this hidden parts list ?

Rgds

Re: Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 03:00:56 GMT

Hi Johnson,

Please see the image below the qty amd item qty are shows in length for CC parts in BOM. Why it is appearing ?

Do need any setting ?

Rgds

Re: Bill Of Materials

johnsonshiue — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 04:07:23 GMT

Hi! Please share the example here. There should be an explanation.

Many thanks!

Re: Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 04:29:04 GMT

Hi Johnson,

Please see the attached zipped file. I use Inv 2020 ver.

Rgds

Re: Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 05:38:52 GMT

I changed a part no in the part list and then right click to select the 'SAVE ITEM OVER RIDES TO BOM'.

The the BOM haven't updated, after that I restart the inventor. Still not updated ?

Rgds

Re: Bill Of Materials

johnsonshiue — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:05:32 GMT

Hi! There was a bug in 2020 RTM build that the overrides did not get saved back to the BOM table. You need to edit the the PartsList table and there is a button allowing you to do the same. It should work.

The bug has been fixed by 2020.2 update. Please install it.

Many thanks!

Re: Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:09:30 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your response. I just installed the 2020.2 Ver.

PLease see the attached image. The following part has 2 qty but of SHS 40 X 40X 4 X 105 MM. One has hole other one don't have. So I need to seperate in two parts. Is it possible ?

Rgds

Re: Bill Of Materials

johnsonshiue — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:22:37 GMT

Hi! I am sorry I am a bit confused. You meant you had two different ipts but they shared the same part number. Is it right? You can turn off "Enable same part number row merge" option. Then they should be listed as two rows.

If they are the same ipt file, how can one has the hole but the other one does not have the hole?

Many thanks!

Re: Bill Of Materials

lkirit2000 — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:41:58 GMT

Hi Johnson,

You are right . Solved !

Rgds