SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 24: Working with Tables and Drawings

The Parts only BOM ignores subassembly structure and only displays parts in an un-indented list.

The Indented BOM shows the parts of subassemblies in an indented list under the name of the

subassembly. This is the most complete list of SolidWorks documents used because it includes all

parts and assemblies.

The Show Numbering option for indented assemblies is only activated after the Indented option is

selected and you have placed the table. When you use this option, it causes subassembly parts to

be numbered with an X.Y number system. For example, if item number 4 is a subassembly and it

has three parts, those parts are numbered 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3.

Configurations

The Configurations panel of the BOM PropertyManager displays slightly differently for Top-level

only BOMs compared to the other types. The Top-level only BOM type enables the option to show

multiple assembly configs and display the quantities for top-level components in separate columns,

as shown in Figure 24.4. This figure shows that the configuration named “D” has some suppressed

parts, including some parts that are now not used in the “D” configuration, and that therefore have

a zero quantity. Notice the available options for dealing with zero-quantity parts.

FIGURE 24.4

Configuration options with the BOM