Starting from a drawing containing single part or main part details, you can create an external BOM, based on a selected template. This external BOM will contain only the elements from this drawing.
To create an external BOM, a single part / main part / main part with single part details drawing is required. This feature cannot be used for overview drawings.
- Start the Define Drawing Layout command:
Output
tab >
Document Manager
panel >
. - On the "External drawing list" tab, select the "Create an external list for this drawing" option.
- Select a BOM from the list below:
- Click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog box.
- Update the lists using the Update lists function:
Labels & Dimensions
tab >
Management
panel >
.
The external BOM file (in .rdf format) is saved in the same folder with the drawing, having the same name as the .dwg file. The "Update lists" command will work on both the “external BOM” and “BOM on drawing” lists that are on the drawing.