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SolidWorks BOM Superstar: 5 Moves to Avoid and How to Groove It

Started by Josh M · 10 months ago

BOM’s. Bill o’ Materials. That list of parts that moves across the disco floor like only you wish you could. DID I really just compare a BOM to a dance genre we long to forget? Yes, yes I did, and I’m feeling the nostalgic and stomach-churning affects ... Continue reading »

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  • simon

    12 months ago

    Re: point #3:

    "If you have one configuration showing, you don’t need the name to show in the BOM Quantity Column. It’s just silly."

    It is silly. Who would ever want to do that? Why is it there? It's the reason my company uses Excel-based BoM tables (and all the associated issues those give).
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  • Josh M

    9 months ago

    Simon (Boy is this a late reply) it's used for 'matrix' BOM's, i.d when you have more than one configuration showing in your BOM. I've sen some use it for a single config shown, but really I think it should be "IF config = 1, THEN no name showing" - at least the option is there though
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  • tx80

    11 months ago

    I tried the sequence on issue #3 and it doesn't work. I still get the stupid "default" in my qty column. Why is it even there? It's beyond me and its one of the retarded things about SW that comes back every year to pi$s off users.
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  • Ian

    9 months ago

    It is so annoying that the "Configuration/QTY" keeps coming back. I tried the above but that doesn't stop it appearing on new BOM's however....

    To stop it reappearing on your drawings rename the cell to QTY (no full stop). Then it will stay that way forever!

    Thankyou and good night.
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  • Josh M

    9 months ago

    Hey Ian, it's possible you may have to replace the BOM (lame, I know) I've had to do that. The way you mention also works. kinda funny huh.
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  • Bradley Grzesiak

    9 months ago

    After some very frustrated moments, I found the correct way to fix #3. Instead of checking "Don’t copy QTY column name from template," check the box just below it: "Restrict top level only BOMs to one configuration."

    After finding this, my blood pressure immediately returned to normal levels.
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  • Josh M

    9 months ago

    Dang, Thanks for the catch Bradley. I had both checked and was thinking all along that it was the other option. I changed it up top. hopefully other people that come across this will no longer be frustrated as well. - Thanks again.
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  • Bradley Grzesiak

    9 months ago

    You'll be happy to hear that this page was the top Google result for " solidworks configuration qty bom." In other words... yes, there will probably be more people who find this. =)
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