SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 24: Working with Tables and Drawings ........................................................................

FIGURE 24.2

The PropertyManager for a table-driven BOM

Table-based BOM templates

Like other types of data, the SolidWorks table-driven BOM starts from a template. The BOM in

Figure 24.1 was created from the default BOM template. When a BOM is initiated, you can select the

template in the Table Template panel near the top of the PropertyManager, as shown in Figure 24.2.

Table-based BOM templates are created in much the same way that other templates are created:

1. Specify the settings


2. Delete the document-specific data


3. Save the template


4. Access the template from a library location

To save the template, right-click the BOM and select Save As. In the Files of Type drop-down list,

select Template (*.sldbomtbt, which stands for SolidWorks Bill of Materials Table Template).

Any of the settings, additional columns, links to properties, and so on are saved to the template

and reused when you create a new template from it.

Best Practice
Put the BOM template in your library area outside of the SolidWorks installation folder. Then put the path in
the Tools ➪ Options ➪ File Locations area. n