T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Bill of Materials
Save this file. Then call the command “BC: Create Bill of Materials”. In the coming up dialog box select
““ and press the graphic button [Create New Template]. After selecting the new
document prototype and defining the name of the prototype being created, the system activates the text
creation command.
In the text parameters dialog box, called by the option , set the Lower Limit vertical justification (a BOM
located on the drawing page should grow from bottom up). In the case of the multiline text, additionally
define the right horizontal justification.
After that, define the boundaries of the rectangular area for fitting the BOM table being created. Upon
defining the text boundaries, the BOM property window will appear. In it, select the required BOM columns,
sorting and summing rules, etc.
Additionally, specify the table header
(footer) fragment on the tab “BOM” of
the same window.
If the header is used in the table, specify
the path to the header fragment.
Otherwise, if the footer is used in the
table, enter the path to the footer. The path
can be defined using the button .
Upon confirming the specified BOM
properties, the system will switch to the
BOM table editing mode. The dialog box “Add Record into Group or Create Group” will again appear on the
screen. On the main toolbar (if it is not locked), the button set “BOM” will appear. The BOM prototype
should not contain any records; therefore, close the dialog box by pressing the button [Cancel].
To format the columns of the created table, enter the template editing mode using the option . in the
Paragraph parameters dialog box (the automenu option ) specify the line spacing for the table cells, as
well as the text horizontal justification modes and the requirement of keeping the text as one line.
In the “Table properties” dialog box, called by the option on the main toolbar (set “Text”), change the
width of each column according to the width of the columns in the header fragment. The height of the table
rows does not have to be set in this case. Also, turn on the table border display (is on by default). On the
“Table” tab, the right horizontal justification should be set for the table. This will allow automatically keep
the BOM being created toward the right hand side of the drawing above the title block text.
Note that the justification defined in the table parameters must correspond with the fixing vector
direction of the BOM header.
The template editing, as well as the whole BOM editing, can be completed using the option . Exit the
text creation command and save the resulting prototype.
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