Rules for Parts List and Extended Parts List (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

For the BOM Migration wizard to be able to extract information from parts lists, they must conform to the following rules:

Rules to select the parts list

• The parts list must be located within the drawing border specified in the Select the drawing border step.
• The location of the parts list (relative to the drawing border) must be the same as the drawings that corresponds to the reference drawing.
  Note:

  This rule does not apply to drawings that use a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for parts lists.

• The migration tools do not support floating parts lists. Hence, the parts list must be located in a corner of the drawing border.
• If the parts list is in the same corner of the title block, it must be directly above or below title block, and connected to each other.
• The width of the parts list title row and the header row should be the same.
• If the parts list in the reference drawing does not contain a title row, none of the corresponding drawings should contain a title row. However, if the reference drawing parts list has a title row, it is optional for the corresponding drawings.
• The data rows cannot contain split cells.

Rules to select the extended parts lists

• Extended parts list must be located side-by-side, or wrapped around the title block.
• The width of the extended parts list must be the same as the main parts list.