Create separate BOMs for separate enclosures in the same drawing set

[Anonymous]

At my company, we often have multiple enclosures in a single drawing set. I have tried to create separate BOMs for each enclosure, but the newest created BOM table overwrites the original BOM table. The only work around I've come up with so far is to run the report for the first enclosure's BOM, turn that BOM table into a Block, and then run the report for the second enclosure's BOM.

It seems like there should be a way to create multiple BOMs inside of a drawing set, but I'm not sure how.
Does anybody have an idea of how to do this?

[jseefdrumr · Accepted solution]

I typically have around a half-dozen enclosures in any one project, and have no problems with each getting its own BOM.

To do this:
*ensure that each panel layout exists in its own drawing
*when running your BOM, be sure to select the option for 'Active Drawing Only'

You can also tell a BOM to not be updateable, meaning that running the BOM report again later will not overwrite the one that is already in place on the drawing.

[Anonymous]

Making the table non-updatable in the Table Generation Setup is exactly what I needed.

I can't believe I've overlooked that selection button for so long.