Using the BOM APIs
Description
This sample demonstrates the Bill of Materials API functionality in assemblies.Code Samples
Have an assembly document open and run the following sample.
Public Sub BOMQuery() ' Set a reference to the assembly document. ' This assumes an assembly document is active. Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim FirstLevelOnly As Boolean If MsgBox("First level only?", vbYesNo) = vbYes Then FirstLevelOnly = True Else FirstLevelOnly = False End If ' Set a reference to the BOM Dim oBOM As BOM Set oBOM = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.BOM ' Set whether first level only or all levels. If FirstLevelOnly Then oBOM.StructuredViewFirstLevelOnly = True Else oBOM.StructuredViewFirstLevelOnly = False End If ' Make sure that the structured view is enabled. oBOM.StructuredViewEnabled = True 'Set a reference to the "Structured" BOMView Dim oBOMView As BOMView Set oBOMView = oBOM.BOMViews.Item("Structured") Debug.Print "Item"; Tab(15); "Quantity"; Tab(30); "Part Number"; Tab(70); "Description" Debug.Print "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 'Initialize the tab for ItemNumber Dim ItemTab As Long ItemTab = -3 Call QueryBOMRowProperties(oBOMView.BOMRows, ItemTab) End Sub Private Sub QueryBOMRowProperties(oBOMRows As BOMRowsEnumerator, ItemTab As Long) ItemTab = ItemTab + 3 ' Iterate through the contents of the BOM Rows. Dim i As Long For i = 1 To oBOMRows.Count ' Get the current row. Dim oRow As BOMRow Set oRow = oBOMRows.Item(i) 'Set a reference to the primary ComponentDefinition of the row Dim oCompDef As ComponentDefinition Set oCompDef = oRow.ComponentDefinitions.Item(1) Dim oPartNumProperty As Property Dim oDescripProperty As Property If Typeof oCompDef Is VirtualComponentDefinition Then 'Get the file property that contains the "Part Number" 'The file property is obtained from the virtual component definition Set oPartNumProperty = oCompDef.PropertySets _ .Item("Design Tracking Properties").Item("Part Number") 'Get the file property that contains the "Description" Set oDescripProperty = oCompDef.PropertySets _ .Item("Design Tracking Properties").Item("Description") Debug.Print Tab(ItemTab); oRow.ItemNumber; Tab(17); oRow.ItemQuantity; Tab(30); _ oPartNumProperty.Value; Tab(70); oDescripProperty.Value Else 'Get the file property that contains the "Part Number" 'The file property is obtained from the parent 'document of the associated ComponentDefinition. Set oPartNumProperty = oCompDef.Document.PropertySets _ .Item("Design Tracking Properties").Item("Part Number") 'Get the file property that contains the "Description" Set oDescripProperty = oCompDef.Document.PropertySets _ .Item("Design Tracking Properties").Item("Description") Debug.Print Tab(ItemTab); oRow.ItemNumber; Tab(17); oRow.ItemQuantity; Tab(30); _ oPartNumProperty.Value; Tab(70); oDescripProperty.Value 'Recursively iterate child rows if present. If Not oRow.ChildRows Is Nothing Then Call QueryBOMRowProperties(oRow.ChildRows, ItemTab) End If End If Next ItemTab = ItemTab - 3 End Sub