3D Annotations should have an option mark them for export, and this should make them available for inclusion in an assembly BOM in a custom iProperty column.
Example Scenario: A design has a bunch of rectangular shapes that are tied together using skeletal modeling. It would be nice if the assembly BOM could display the width and height of these boards. This can be done if an exported parameter holds the dimensions. In some cases this requires adding a driven dimension to the skeleton sketch, and this then needs to be included in the final multi-body part under a consistent name -- tedious and error prone.
It seems like it would be much better to annotate the appropriate dimensions in the part file. The dimensions can be named consistently (e.g. WIDTH, HEIGHT). What is missing is the ability to designate a dimension annotation for export (like a parameter), and thereby conveniently making the dimensions available in the BOM. This is particularly frustrating because the part annotations are visible in the assembly, and so it is very easy to see the parts which have the needed annotations, with appropriate names. If not, the part file is easily opened from the assembly, and the dimensions added and named.
