Pre-Defined Component Properties- Full List (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

Frequently used component properties

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Component property

Description

Comments

Item

ITEM

Item number assigned to the part or assembly.

Automatically assigned to the part or assembly by the system.

Qty

QTY

Total count of the part or assembly in the BOM.

Calculated and maintained automatically by the system.

Name

NAME

Name of the part or assembly.

Derived automatically for standard parts, through a formula. Can be overridden.

Description

DESCR

A description of the part or assembly.

Standard

STANDARD

Information related to the standard under which the part or assembly is created.

Material

MATERIAL

Material used to fabricate the part or assembly.

Note

NOTE

Notes and comments related to the part or assembly.

Vendor

VENDOR

Name of supplier of the part or assembly.

Description 2

DESCR2

An additional description for the part or assembly.

Standard 2

STANDARD2

An additional BOM attribute for additional standard related information.

Not automatically set by the system.

Mass

MASS

Per unit mass of the part or assembly.

Total Mass

TOTAL_MASS

Total mass of the part or assembly in the BOM.

This property is derived automatically through a formula, which multiplies MASS with QTY.

Price

PRICE

Per unit cost of the part or subassembly.

Measurement

DIM

Measurement of the part or subassembly. For example, The length of a steel shape.

Derived automatically for steel shapes, through a formula. Can be overridden.

Units

BOM_UNITS

Units of measurement of the part or subassembly.

The system validates content to ensure compatibility with Autodesk Vault Manufacturing. We recommend this option over the UNITS_OF_MEASURE attribute.

Format

FORMAT

Part or document sheet format.

Available only for the GOST standard.

Zone

ZONE

Zone in the drawing where the part is located.

Available only for the GOST standard.

Comments

COMMENTS

Notes about a part.

Available only for the GOST standard.

Additional component properties

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Component property

Description

Comments

Assembly number

ASSY

Assembly number.

Currency

CURRENCY

Currency used for PRICE attribute.

DWG Manager ID

DMID

Drawing Manager Identification number.

Filter

FILTER

A property used to filter the BOM.

ID Number

USERID

Identification number of the part or assembly.

Manufacturer ID

MANUFACTURER_ID

Manufacturer identification number.

Manufacturer Part No

MANUFACTURER_PART_NO

Manufacturer part number.

Parts List Name

PLNAME

Parts list name.

Parts List Path

PLPATH

Parts list path.

Unit of Measure

UNIT_OF_MEASURE

Same as BOM_UNITS, but system does not validate contents for compatibility with Autodesk Vault Manufacturing.

User 1 - User 8

USER1 - USER 8

System allocated properties to contain user-defined attributes.

Although it is possible to add user-defined columns, because Autodesk Vault and Autodesk Vault Manufacturing are aware of the existence of these attributes, they are better supported than user-defined attributes.

Vendor ID

VENDOR_ID

Vendor Identification number.

Vendor Part No

VENDOR_PART_NO

Vendor part number.