T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Bill of Materials
Attention: the check before the name of a BOM marks the BOM used as the source for setting
leader note positions in the assembly.
To create a BOM, use the command “BC: Create Bill of Materials”. The command can be called by one
of the following means:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Tools|Bill of Materials|New…”
Upon calling the command, the dialog box “Create Bill of Materials” will come up on the screen. Use this
dialog to create the BOM table either in new document for as a new page in the current document. This
command also allows creating a new template based on an existing one.
The delete a BOM from the current document, use the command “BX: Delete Bill of Materials”:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Tools|Bill of Materials|
Delete…”
Should multiple BOMs exist in the current document, a dialog box comes up for selecting the BOM to be
deleted.
Another command is “BI: Include in Bill of Materials”:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Tools|Bill of Materials|
Elements…”
The command is intended for maintaining a binding between a BOM and respective fragments. A call to this
command results in a dialog box coming up on the screen, containing the list of all existing fragments in the
document. The controls provided by this dialog let you set or modify the method of inserting any fragment
into the BOM.
The BOM table and leader note positions can be updated following the assembly modifications by the
command “BRA: Update Bills of Materials and Leader Note Positions”:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Tools|Bill of Materials|
Update All”
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