Presented by: Mi LeModerated by: Liew Sheen In

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Manage your Bill of Material efficiently with AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset

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2019.05.16

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Manage y

our

BO

MCreating part references

Creating and editing bill of material

Inserting and editing a part list

Adding balloons to assembly drawings

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What is a Bill of Material (a.k.a. BOM)?

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▪ Database stored within your drawing.

▪ More than one BOM can be created for a drawing.

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How is BOM different from Part List?

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▪ BOM is a database behind the scene.

▪ Part List is the display on the stage.

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Typical Workflow

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AutoCAD Mechanical

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Creating part referencesAssigning part’s attributes

▪ Entering the properties for each unique part or subassembly

▪ Data can be used multiple times

▪ Most common way is through Command line : AMPARTREF

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▪ A database that stores, organizes all the attributes of parts and sub-assemblie

▪ More than one BOM can be defined in a drawing

▪ Most common way is through Command line : AMBOM

BOM is a data base behind the scene

Creating and editing a bill of material

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▪ Multiple ways to create parts list.

▪ Users get to choose which part to be shown in the list.

▪ Most common way is through Command line : AMPARTSLIST

Display parts’ info with flexibility

Inserting and editing a parts list

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▪ To easily identify parts in an assembly – tagging your parts

▪ Tidy up your drawing with efficiency

▪ Most common way is through Command line : AMBALLOON

It’s all about communication

Adding balloons to assembly drawings

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Q&A

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Questions AnswersHow did you create the bom list at right side bottom.? Are you referering to partslist, there is orientation of partslist. we will show you shortly.,i believe your question is answered now

How to edit the ballon Double click would help you to edit the balloon

Can we also use the same technique in Acad Electrical We will have a different way of generating BOM through electrical. we will cover more later

Can we also use the same technique in Acad MEP MEP is a different tool, so it have different concept called schedules. we will cover that in next webinar

How to add breakline symbol in 2019

You should be able to do that using the current AutoCAD. Make sure to install express tools which comes with AutoCAD. Then you could

do this - https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-

88667D3B-C98B-4C02-85F4-232DD4950841-htm.html,Hi Razeen, would this help?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-

88667D3B-C98B-4C02-85F4-232DD4950841-htm.html

Can I do part list in Autocad LT

No, unfortunately not. However if you have a partslist data done in Mechanical, you can use the data extraction to connect with your

drawing in AutoCAD LT

Will balloon update automatically once assembly get updated ?? Yes we can do the update automatically. we will share more when we send the presentation

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