Different item numbers in BOM for all inserted assets

[JanBaert]

When inserting assets in a 3D factory layout with the same parametervalues a single file is created and a single line is added in the BOM.

The QTY in the BOM is the sum of the assets with equal parameters.

On a pure Mechanical drawing this behaviour is OK.

But for a factory layout, I want to get a BOM in which all the inserted assets are placed on seperate lines.

Even the same assets with the same parametervalues should have different itemnumbers in the BOM.

This because later on in the documentation proces of the layout i want to give each asset a unique balloon nr.

An extraction of the doumentation text deliverd with the factory layout could be :

..."Product is placed by a fork lift on conveyor 1, see balloon 1 on drawing" ...

I understand that it is not possible to change the way the BOM works in Inventor.

Although i think that that Autodesk should add a new kind of BOM, like a factory BOM which is a list of all inserted assets

This question also appears in this discussion:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/factory-design-suite-general/instance-number/td-p/6031010

So to work around this problem, my plan was the make each asset unique, even if its dimensions are all the same.

I decided to add a new Text key parameter in all the assets.

In that text parameter i want an unique text/number.

This parameter must be filled , automatically, each time the asset is inserted.

So my idea was to fill in the date and time, this makes this parameter and the asset unique.

I added some simple ilogic code in that fills in date and time in the asset

When inserting the assets with a specific set of parameters for the first time, the data and time are filled in correctly in the asset.

Then I end the insert asset command, and insert the same asset again.

But i see that the asset is not unique it takes the date&time from the first inserted asset.

It seems that the Ilogic rules doesn't run automatically on asset insertion... How can i achieve this?

When i select the asset and click update in the factory properties dialog  the date&time is refreshed and a new asset is created.

But this is not a solution, because when you insert the asset once again you get the fisrt date&time again, after an update you get the second date&time

so you have to click three times the update button...

If it's the 20th time you insert that asset you'll have to click 20 times the update

I've attached an example of a conveyor asset containg this extra parameter, ilogic code and event triggers.

A small video is alo added.

Can anyone help me on this or give me an idea how to make each asset unique?

Thx,

Jan

[XuesongBai]

Hi there,

Before moving forward to the solution, does the "Export Properties" function and the Excel type of BOM report work for you?

Thanks,

-Xuesong

[JanBaert]

Hello,

Thanks for your reply.

I was aware of this functionallity.

The good thing about it that it's an instancelist, so all assets have a different line.

But the "bad" thing is that it is an export.

And this list does not contain an Itemnumber and also the keyparameters are not available

Later on in the project balloons will be placed on the Inventor 2D drawing.

Those balloons need to be renumbered in 2D and then synchronized back to the BOM.

The Inventor BOM would be perfect if it contained all instances as seperated itemlines.

Jan