Displaying Fake Parts in a Bill of Materials

You can create a bill of materials (BOM) displaying all the parts/products in an assembly as defined in Engineering BOM Management app.

This lets you show the parts in a BOM that is created only in the database and do not have any geometry.

Fake parts are used to specify the weight of substances such as grease or oil. To be taken into account in the weight synthesis, fake parts must belong to an assembly (they must be under an assembly node). For more information about the engineering bill of materials, see the Engineering Team BOM User's Guide.

Before you begin:
  • Create a root product structure in Engineering BOM Management.

    For more information, see Engineering BOM Management User's Guide: Part Families: Creating a Part Family.

  • Create a BOM by selecting the BOM PowerView category.

    For more information, see Engineering BOM Management User's Guide: Bill of Materials: Creating a Bill of Materials.

  • Select and add new parts in the BOM and define the fake parts by defining the VPMVisible attribute to False.
  • Save the BOMs and view the specifications.

    For more information, see Engineering Team BOM User's Guide: Viewing Specifications.

  • Select Actions > Synchronize with Engineering to synchronize the created BOM structure with VPM.

    For more information, see Engineering Team BOM User's Guide: Synchronizing with Engineering.

See Also
BOM Format Properties
  1. From the top bar, in the Search Options list, enter a search string for the part and click Search .
    A list of all objects corresponding to your search criteria appears in the current tab page.
  2. Right-click the required product and select Explore.
  3. Right-click the explored product and select Explore corresponding product.
    The product is explored.
  4. Right-click again and select Open.
    The product structure opens.
  5. Generate a drawing of the product.
    The drawing is created. You can now create a BOM.
  6. Create a bill of materials.
    The BOM is created and appears in the tree. By default, the BOM does not display the fake parts.

  7. Right-click the BOM and select Properties > BOM Format tab and click Yes in Show Fake Parts.
  8. Click Apply and then click OK in the Properties dialog box.
    The BOM now displays the fake parts whose VPMVisible attribute is defined as False in Engineering BOM Management.

    Notes:
    • The item numbers are reattributed according to the new products listed in the BOM.
    • If you change the type of a BOM from displaying the fake parts to not displaying the fake parts, the fake parts shown in the BOM are considered as deleted and are displayed as per the chosen option of Display of Removed Products property.
    • Balloons are not generated for the fake parts.