Today, we are going to discuss the "How to dismantle and undo dismantling in the Bill of MaterialsHere is a note about "The
This is a technique used in between a pattern that picks up parts (subassemblies or individual parts at the top level) in the tree and puts them in the BOM, and a pattern that ignores subassemblies in the tree and puts all the parts in the BOM. This technique is used when the pattern is used in the middle of the two patterns.
For example.When the BOM is normally output at the top level and only the individual parts of some subassemblies are to be output to the BOM, the subassemblies in the tree are treated as disassembled in the BOM and output to the BOM.It is.
Dismantle by Bill of Materials
The operation is as follows
How to disassemble by Bill of Materials
- Open the subassembly you want to disassemble in the BOM
- Open the configuration on the tree of subassemblies (select the configurations you want to disassemble)
- Open the property and mark the promotion
When disassembled in the bill of materials, it is displayed like this
BOM before disassembly (subassemblies are shown)
BOM after disassembly (subassemblies disappear and individual parts appear)
Finally. What I think about the Bill of Materials
Finally, I would like to mention a little about the Bill of Materials.
When dealing with 3D CAD, not only SolidWorks, there is the advantage of being able to display the count of parts and other details. I have seen many SolidWorks users' methods, and each company has its own way of handling this bill of materials.
Some companies display the top of the list, while others, like myself, display all of the individual parts. Of course, it is up to each individual to decide how to use it, but for example, the technique of "disassembly by parts list" like this one is a strange phenomenon to other people even if they understand it. What I think is important here is,The idea that it is difficult to find what is not there, but easy to eliminate what is there.It is.
The most time-consuming part of the flow from design to production is the time required for arrangements. In the design process, design efficiency can be improved by subassembling, but "disassembling by parts list" is a process of daring to produce something that does not exist, so once it is forgotten, it is difficult for others to find it.
Instead, I recommend a bill of materials with individual parts output, because if you make it a rule to always output individual parts, the number of missing arrangements will be reduced at once.
That's it.