topic Re: Total qty in parts list in Inventor Programming Forum

Total qty in parts list

GosponZ — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 21:55:14 GMT

Company requirement is to make total qty in each table in drawings. So we do build eg. 5 products. They want each part to have part list where is shown total qty of that part for eg. 5 products. So if i have 2 parts in one product need to be multiply by qty of product. So 5x2 =10. They not interested in single quantity, only total. Problem is with Library parts, and we know why.

I have for many years rule to copy qty into new iprop. which I called PartQty. Then multiply PartQty with UnitQty to get

desired Total Qty.

OK question is: can this be done? What about Library parts? What about to update say from 5 units to 7 or 9 or even more.

Also modeling is mostly with solid bodies. Question is can rule(s) ( if possible what I'm asking) run on before save.

I know it is unusual but some company does.

Thank you

Re: Total qty in parts list

A.Acheson — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:37:30 GMT

Likely the best place to do this production qty’s is in the drawing parts list. This way you don’t need to write qty’s into the BOM or to any of the parts or assemblies thus avoiding read only files such as CC files or library files.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/parts-list-total-qty-ilogic/td-p/7227454

Re: Total qty in parts list

GosponZ — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:49:07 GMT

But it looks like you have to manually edit each assy qty multiplier to get desired result, or is it hidden somewhere. Would be cool if there is like input box for multiplier.

Thank you for respond.

Re: Total qty in parts list

A.Acheson — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:35:24 GMT

The multiplier qty is given through an input box.

oASSQTY = InputBox("Enter Quantity of Assemblies Required", "iLogic", 1)‘1 is default qty

The parts list style needs to be set up with the extra columns and summation formula.

Re: Total qty in parts list

GosponZ — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:37:19 GMT

Thank you