topic Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order in Inventor Forum

Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

JCronin67 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:53:15 GMT

Best described here:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/The-stock-numbers-are-not-sorted-in-the-parts-list-of-drawing-in-Inventor-2025.html?us_oa=forums-us&us_si=d39e7173-1262-45a1-9c42-b9d9684f3311&us_st=part%20list%20sort%202%20numberals

Any solutions to this?

Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

kacper.suchomski — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:01:57 GMT

What happens when you use leading zeros (01, 02...)?

Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

JCronin67 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:26:09 GMT

Then it does work...but I should not have to manually change my BOM by adding zeros in front of every single digit number.

I feel like this is a Mandela effect....I could swear it never sorted them this way until recently. Am I crazy?

Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

kacper.suchomski — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:30:00 GMT

Changing nine items takes as much time as writing a post 🙂

Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

JCronin67 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:35:23 GMT

It's not a matter of time, but a matter of function. That's kinda the whole point of sorting, by numbers or otherwise. I could, in theory, quickly and manually create my own BOM....but functionally I don't have or need to.

Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

kacper.suchomski — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:39:55 GMT

Yes, you are right. You can report it to Idea Station.
@johnsonshiue can oversee it.

But it can be solved immediately.

Re: Parts list sorting NOT in numerical order

johnsonshiue — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:51:03 GMT

Hi! I would like to clarify a few things. The sorting can be done numerically or alphabetically. Edit the ParstList and expand the dialog. Select the desirable sort type.

Regarding Inventor Ideas forum, I rarely review those items. They are being reviewed by the project teams regularly.

Many thanks!