Shhhh, in all actuality, this will not only show you how to add custom lengths to a Bill of material (BOM), but will allow you to harness the almighty power of custom properties in SolidWorks. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s this week’s two-minute Tut.
Often, the shop or purchase department need a little extra info to manufacture or order the part. Looking through a bunch of drawing sheets to find it is grueling, but having it in the BOM makes it very clear.
Oh, and one added benefit? You may have a blast creating a bunch of drawing views to dimension one little length. This, however, can save you time, pages and dealing with large drawings by moving the info to the BOM. Let’s do this.
Stop your clikcin’ and a’drawin’ there for a few seconds. There’s a way to make your SolidWorks drawing experience much more enjoyable and your Bill of Material manipulation a whole lot easier.
BOM’s. Bill o’ Materials. That list of parts that moves across the disco floor like only you wish you could. DID I really just compare a BOM to a dance genre we long to forget? Yes, yes I did, and I’m feeling the nostalgic and stomach-churning affects of doing so.
