Explaining the types of information they can provide, format options, the use of filters, and other tips.
After you create a drawing, you can add a parts list. A parts list is generated from a bill of material (BOM) and shows all or specified parts and subassemblies listed in the BOM database. A parts list can display four types of information:
You can open the Bill of Materials dialog box from the drawing environment, and edit the assembly BOM. All changes are saved in the assembly and corresponding component files. To open a component from the Bill of Materials dialog box in a drawing, right-click a cell and select Open.
In the Parts List dialog box, you can save changes made to item numbers back to the assembly Bill of Materials. (Not applicable for legacy parts lists).
Tips:
Use parts list filters to filter rows out from a parts list. A filter is applied from the Parts List dialog after placing a parts list, or set in a parts list style. Items (rows) that are filtered as a result of applying a parts list filter do not appear in the parts list editor or the parts list in the drawing.
The following types of parts list filters are available:
You can define a standard format for the display of your parts list. Use the Style and Standard Editor to add or edit parts list styles. You can define the appearance and display of the parts list for the current document.
If you prefer a different format for a specific parts list, you can modify the format on parts list creation or after you place the parts list in the drawing. Or, you can associate the parts list with a different style selected from the Style list on the Annotate tab.
Modifications to the parts list style do not affect the style library unless you click Manage tab Styles and Standards panel Save . Use caution when saving to the style library because the modified style replaces the library version and can affect other documents.
You can modify the settings for a parts list after you place it in the drawing. Right-click the parts list in the browser or in the graphic window, and then select options to change the display of the parts list and perform the following operations:
Use Edit Parts List to:
Sometimes multiple components have the same Part Number, but must be treated as separate components. It is common for cut-length items such as tube and pipe, flexible hose, wires, and tape. A new BOM property, Stock Number, is added to all components to accommodate this intention.
The Stock Number column substitutes the Part Number column for parts lists to support the workflows of cut length items. Change the substitution setting in the Format Column dialog box.
When you publish a drawing containing a parts list, it is also published to DWF file. Click File ExportExport to DWF or File Save As Save Copy As. Specify the DWF file type and appropriate options.
When you open a legacy drawing with a parts list, the parts list is not automatically converted. You can either keep the old parts list or manually convert the parts list.
The parts list conversion can change the parts list contents. BOM equivalency grouping, BOM quantity overrides, and BOM structure attributes are applied and merging is discarded on conversion.
When you convert a parts list, all parts lists and all balloons which use the same source are also converted. Parts list overrides are kept only for the selected parts list.
A converted parts list can take advantage of the BOM structure, BOM quantity overrides, BOM Item Numbers, and automatic equivalency merging of components.