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1. #MAKE A CONFIGURATION OF AN ASSEMBLY IN SOLIDWORKS WITH DIFFERENT PARTS HOW TO#
2. #MAKE A CONFIGURATION OF AN ASSEMBLY IN SOLIDWORKS WITH DIFFERENT PARTS UPDATE#

As such, if you configure to capture Part Number from Document Name or Configuration Name, OpenBOM won’t be able to change it. Note, that such method has some limitations.

#MAKE A CONFIGURATION OF AN ASSEMBLY IN SOLIDWORKS WITH DIFFERENT PARTS UPDATE#

Use OpenBOM update CAD property command on the toolbar to save data from OpenBOM to Solidworks.

#MAKE A CONFIGURATION OF AN ASSEMBLY IN SOLIDWORKS WITH DIFFERENT PARTS HOW TO#

How to pass data in/out between Solidworks and OpenBOM? In the picture below ERP_PN is such property To configure OpenBOM add-in to extract a special Part Number property, you need to add this property from the list of available properties in settings to OpenBOM template. In such a case, please ensure this property is added to all Solidworks parts and assemblies, so OpenBOM will able to extract it. OpenBOM can support such situations as well. The most often used way is to create a custom attribute (eg. We learned that many customers aren’t using standard Solidworks Part Number setting and creating an alternative ways to represent Part Numbers in Solidworks. Part Number will be just another property OpenBOM will extract from Solidworks. Note- OpenBOM is using a combination of File Name and Configuration Name (optional) to map data between OpenBOM and Solidworks. OpenBOM will extract Part Number from Solidworks (using one of the settings and you will get it in the BOM as Part Number. Everything else will happen automatically. Then add “Part Number” to the template using “Add” command. To start Template editor, navigate to OpenBOM add-in settings and then to edit (or add new template). You need to add “Part Number” to OpenBOM template. If you one of these rules OpenBOM add-in settings are very simple. You can find these settings by navigating to Solidworks part number settings Solidworks standard part number configuration There are 3 main options how to set Part Numbers in Solidworks:Ģ- To use configuration name as a part numberģ- To have user specific value as a part number The questions about Part Number settings are coming so often, so I decided to write a short article to help our users installing OpenBOM for Solidworks to get around.įirst thing first. Management of Part Numbers is often causes some confusion for customers working with Solidworks.