Load a BOM from an Assembly



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The BOM associated with a document is loaded as follows:

  1. Click the BOM icon on the Symbols toolbar or choose Symbols / BOM from the main menu. The BOM Creation dialog appears.

  1. Select First Level, All Parts or Purchase List to define which data will be included in the BOM and how it will be presented.

  1. Either pick a current assembly view. The BOM is displayed.

OR

Select the Assembly option and then press the displayed Assembly icon . The Cimatron E Explorer dialog is displayed.

  1. Select the Assembly document whose BOM you wish to load.

  2. When the cursor changes to ., indicate the initial position of the bottom left corner of the BOM table on the Drafting Sheet.

Once the BOM is positioned, it can be modified.

A configuration file determines which attributes appear in the BOM file. This configuration file is BOM_Template.csv, and is located in the folder C:\Cimatron\CimatronE\SourceData.

The Attribute Name column lists the BOM fields which appear as column headings in the BOM. Below is a sample file. For a description of each field, click inside the column.

 

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