Generating Bill of Material reports

Extract catalog information from the project to create a Bill of Materials report.

Using AutoCAD Electrical toolset, you can perform a project-wide extract of all BOM data found on your project drawing set. The data is extracted from the project database, matched with standard entries in the catalog database, and then additional fields are pulled from the catalog files. You can:

• Format this data into various report configurations
• Output to report files
• Export to a spreadsheet or database program
• Place in an AutoCAD Electrical toolset drawing

Generate a Bill of Material (BOM) report

1. If AEGS is not the active project, in the Project Manager, right-click AEGS and select Activate.
2. In the Project Manager, double-click AEGS to expand the drawing list.
3. Open AEGS11.dwg.
4. Click Reports tabSchematic panelReports. Find
5. In the Schematic Reports dialog box, select:

   Report Name:  Bill of Material

   Bill of Material:  Project

   Verify that the following options are specified:

   Include options:  All the above

   Display option:  Normal Tallied Format

   Installation Codes to extract:  All

   Location Codes to extract:  All

   Click OK.

6. In the Select Drawings to Process dialog box, select AEGS03.DWG, and click Process.
7. Verify that AEGS03.DWG displays in the Drawings to Process section of the dialog box and click OK.

   The generated report displays in the Report Generator dialog box.

   
8. In the Report Generator dialog box, select:

   Header:  Time/Date

   Header:  Column Labels

   Add blanks between entries