T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Bill of Materials
Standard. Presents the standard BOM data. The entries are
copied from the respective section of the fragment BOM
data. The data entry name for the BOM is selected from the
combo box on the right hand side.
By default, the column name coincides with the name of the
selected entry. If necessary, the user can define an arbitrary
column name. The BOM table can include two columns
with the same standard BOM entry (for example, one can
have a column presenting the weight of one part, and
another column presenting the combined weight of several
parts). If the list of columns contains records with
coinciding entry names, the system of box a warning
message.
Variable. Such a column will be displaying the value of the fragment variable. The variable name is
entered in the box on the right hand side. The default column name will be the string “Variable
‘variable_name'”, however, if necessary, the user can specify an arbitrary column name. Only those boxes
in the column will be filled in, that correspond to the fragments with the namesake variables defined. If
the variable data type mismatches the data type of the BOM column being defined, the system
automatically converts the data types.
Custom. Selecting this parameter provides access to the list of names for additional BOM entries. The list
displays only the names of the entries that are added to the installation package (the file
“…\Program\BOM Custom Data.txt”). The names of the entries that were defined among the
fragment data by the user independently (see the section “Preparing data for BOM table”), are not
displayed in this list. The specify one of those, place the pointer over the parameter entry “Column
Name” and enter its name.
If necessary, the file containing the list of additional BOM entries can be manually edited, with
one's own data included in it. The thus defined entries will be displayed in the list of additional
entries of the above-described parameter.
When selecting a name from the list, the fragment data will be entered in the column being defined, that
were originally input in the namesake entry in the command “BD: Set BOM Data”.
When entering an arbitrary column name, the are two possibilities:
- If the data was defined under the same name in the fragment documents, then the created column will
contain the respective data from the fragments;
- If the user creates a column with a unique name, then its data has to be entered manually. To use this
feature, select the column while in the BOM editing mode and clear the default option “Automatic
Field”.
The “Data Type” combo box offers one of the following values:
Integer. Integer numbers only.
Real. Real numbers only.
Text. Arbitrary textual information.
The delete a column, select it in the list and press the graphic button [Delete].
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