IN ADVANCE STEEL 2017, BOM TEMPLATE EDITOR, TEXT BOX FIELD CONTENT, THE ADDITION OF "FORMULA" WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED! LIKEWISE, ENHANCING THE SORTING FUNCTION ON A "RESULT" BASIS! I USE A COMPREHENSIVE PARTS LIST TO SEND TO MY FABRICATION SHOP, IN ORDER TO STAGE CUTTING, DRILLING, COPING, MITERING, AND WELDING, GROUPED BY MEMBER SIZES.
TO CONTINUE ENHANCING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BOM TEMPLATE TOOLS, A FEW MORE FEATURES COULD BE INCORPORATED, WHICH WOULD MAKE MY STAGING PARTS LIST MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR THE FABRICATORS:
- INCLUDE IN FIELD CONTENT, STEEL SHAPE PROPERTIES SUCH AS DEPTHS, WIDTHS, FLANGE AND WEB THICKNESSES
- INCLUDE COPE INDICATION (YES OR NO), SIMILAR TO "BEVELED NOTE"
- INCLUDE WELDED INDICATION (YES OR NO), SIMILAR TO "BEVELED NOTE," OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT OF "FOUND IN THIS ASSEMBLY" WHEN USING ASSEMBLY LISTS
- INCLUDE "IF THEN STATEMENTS" IN "FORMULA" CAPABILITIES
- MAKE "CHECKBOX" MORE FUNCTIONAL BY TYING THEM TO FORMULAS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CHECKBOX TO SELF POPULATE
THANK YOU!
