Automatically set QTY to 0 for a part in BOM

Automatically set QTY to 0 for a part in BOM

C.A.B.
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Automatically set QTY to 0 for a part in BOM

C.A.B.
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I want to place electrical parts in my assemblies and I want them to show up in the assembly BOM but I want the QTY to be zero or an X. This is to show how the part is assembled in the machine in the drawing and and when we do rendering for sales material. The electrical parts are ordered through the electrical department so I don´t want any QTY in the BOM because then we would order double. I know you can open the BOM and set the value manually but I am hoping for a solution where the change can be done in the electrical part file so it always works automatically. Inventor and Vault 2021.El BOM.jpg

 

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Gabriel_Watson
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Short answer is no. You can only do this from the part perspective by setting its document BOM structure to "Reference", but that leaves you with no row/mention at all for your component in the part list.

Assuming that you are using Inventor 2022, you can consider two workarounds from the assembly and drawing perspective:
- Create a "for drawings" Model State where your electrical parts are suppressed, and pick that model state for your parts list upon creation. The suppressed items will still appear but with Quantity zero.
- Set all electrical parts to Reference, then add (maybe automate it via iLogic) virtual components for your assemblies for each of those, and set their quantities to zero (maybe via iLogic as well). This solution SEEMS harder but it actually makes your process SAFER, since this process guarantees you will not be ordering multiples if something slips out. At most, you will have a parts list that has no row for the electrical component because someone (or your automation) did not add the virtual component to your assembly. This also avoids having to deal with an additional model state (a different team/person creating drawings might not know they had to pick a certain "for drawings" model state when adding a parts list).

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C.A.B.
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Thanks. This was pretty much the answer I was expecting. 

I would like to enter "0" or "X" in the part BOM properties. Does anyone have a good explanation for why this field is locked? BOM.jpg

 

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