Understanding SOLIDWORKS BOM Decisions For Altering Components

When working with a SOLIDWORKS BOM, there are a selection of selections which will help us specify how one can deal with eradicated or modified parts.

The two selections we’ll deal with listed below are Preserve Missing Merchandise/Row and Don’t change merchandise numbers. At first look, it’d seem that these settings battle, however once we take a greater look, we’ll uncover that there truly isn’t lots overlap between them.

SOLIDWORKS BOM Selection: Preserve Missing Merchandise/Row

Preserve Missing Merchandise/Row solely applies when the patron is altering a file using the Substitute command, or they’re using the Save As command on a factor of an assembly with the assembly open. When a client replaces a file using one in all many two methods above, this choice applies.

If the patron deletes a file after which inserts a singular half to modify that half, this choice doesn’t apply. This characteristic controls how SOLIDWORKS manages every the modified half and its substitute.

Let’s try how this choice works. Decide 1 is our begin line for all the next examples. This SOLIDWORKS BOM has merely been inserted and there have been no changes to the assembly since inserting it.

Preserve every with new merchandise amount for substitute

Let’s take a look at how the Preserve every with new merchandise amount for substitute selection works.

If we substitute merchandise amount 2 throughout the assembly using the Substitute command, after which try the SOLIDWORKS BOM, we nonetheless have the distinctive merchandise amount 2 confirmed throughout the desk with a quantity of  “-” and we have now now the substitute factor listed as a model new merchandise amount 9 throughout the desk with a quantity of 1.

Using “Preserve every with new merchandise amount for substitute”

Preserve every with an identical merchandise amount

Now let’s take a look at how Preserve every with an identical merchandise amount works.

If our begin line is the distinctive SOLIDWORKS BOM and we substitute merchandise amount 2 using the Substitute command throughout the assembly, we nonetheless have the distinctive merchandise amount 2 confirmed throughout the desk with a quantity of  “-“. This means we have now now the substitute factor listed as a second line merchandise amount 2 throughout the desk with a quantity of 1.

Using “Preserve every with an identical merchandise amount”

Preserve merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor

Now we are going to take a look at how Preserve merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor works.

With this choice, we are going to see that the outdated merchandise is eradicated, and the model new merchandise takes its place using the an identical merchandise amount 2.

Using “Preserve merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor”

Assign new merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor

Lastly, let’s take a look on the last selection, Assign new merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor.

With this choice, we are going to see that the outdated merchandise is eradicated, and the model new merchandise is added as an alternative throughout the SOLIDWORKS BOM as merchandise amount 9.

Using “Assign new merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor”

SOLIDWORKS BOM Selection: Don’t change merchandise numbers

The selection for Don’t change merchandise numbers controls the conduct of the merchandise numbers when parts are deleted, suppressed, or reordered. Uncover that altering objects isn’t talked about.

• If we substitute a factor, the Preserve Missing Objects/Row selections apply.
• If we delete, suppress, or reorder the weather, the Don’t change merchandise numbers setting applies.

As an illustration, consider the SOLIDWORKS BOM from the beginning. If we delete merchandise amount 2 (the rocker help) from the assembly, this setting determines whether or not or not it’ll renumber the remaining parts or reserve the distinctive numbers.

A BOM using “Don’t change merchandise numbers”

Inside the image above, we have now now deleted merchandise amount 2, and we are going to see that it didn’t renumber the remaining devices throughout the SOLIDWORKS BOM. If we add a model new factor to the assembly, the merchandise will seemingly be added as merchandise amount 9.

Overlap Between SOLIDWORKS BOM Decisions

For most likely probably the most half, these two selections talked about are useful in quite a few conditions.

• Preserve missing merchandise/Row applies when altering a component using the Substitute command or Save As command.
• Don’t change merchandise numbers comes into play when deleting, suppressing, or reordering parts.

Nonetheless, there’s a small amount of overlap between these two selections:

• If Don’t change merchandise numbers is chosen and Preserve Missing Merchandise/Row is chosen using each Preserve every with new merchandise amount for substitute or Preserve every with an identical merchandise amount and a factor is deleted from the assembly, the row for that merchandise throughout the desk is saved and the quantity is able to 0, -, or left clear to level a null quantity.
• If Don’t change merchandise numbers is chosen and Preserve Missing Merchandise/Row is chosen using each Preserve merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor or Assign new merchandise amount and don’t protect modified factor, the row will seemingly be away from the SOLIDWORKS BOM.
• If Don’t change merchandise numbers is chosen and Preserve Missing Merchandise/Row won’t be chosen, the row will seemingly be away from the SOLIDWORKS BOM.

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