Specify the columns to be included in a Bill of Materials and their position in the table.
To add a new column to the table, right-click in a table column and select Insert, Column Right or Column Left. You cannot add columns from within the PropertyManager.
To hide a column, use the Bill of Materials Properties dialog box. You can access this dialog box by clicking BOM Contents in most BOM PropertyManagers.
To change column widths, you can:
Drag
a column divider when the pointer changes to
.
- or -
Right-click a column and select Formatting, Column Width or Entire Table. Type a value, then click OK.
To access the Column PropertyManager,
click at the head of a column when the pointer changes to
or click Column
Properties in the Bill
of Materials, Table, Row,
or Cell
PropertyManager.
For the selected column, choose one of the following column types, listed with its header title. You can edit the header in the Title box below.
Item Number. ITEM NO. Sequential numbers based on the component order in the assembly FeatureManager design tree.
Part Number. PART NUMBER. Data type specified in Configuration Properties. You can choose Document Name, Configuration Name, or User Specified Name under Part number displayed when used in bill of materials.
Quantity. <configuration_name>/QTY. Quantities of components, with a column for each configuration. If the table contains only one configuration, the heading is QTY.
Custom Property. Select a document property.
Equation. Allows you to enter equations and formulas. Supported equations include arithmetic operations and IF functions.
Use Title Summary. In Part Number, use the data in the Title field of File, Properties, Summary Information in the part documents rather than the data specified in the Configuration Properties.
Title. Edit the text of the column header.
Equation Editor. When Equation is selected, the Equation Editor opens the Equation dialog box for you to enter an equation or formula.
Column position. Click Move Column Left
or Move Column Right
to
move the selected column.
Click to access the Cell PropertyManager.
Click to access the Bill of Materials PropertyManager.
Click to access the Table PropertyManager.
Click to access the Bill of Materials Properties dialog box.