Fix Index

[harichennai]

Hi all,


IN drawing, I have a BOM - Repeat region, that contains approx 90 items..


I have a rule to arrange this according to the sizes, standard parts grouped together, Beams together..like that.


I want to avoid the BOM sorting manually, When I add a component, the BOM collapses(order disrrupted), I am spending 1 hr to fix the indexes as per my rule.


HOw to automate this BOM sorting in Tool kit?


All ideas are welcome.


Thanks & Regards


Hari

 

[rcamp]

Unfix region and use relations in the repeat region to create a second index and sort on that index. You will have to have a statement for every PART_NAME possible (or whatever parameter you use) but it handles changes well:


Create relations


IfPART_NAME = "BEAM"


INDEX = 101


else if PART_NAME = "BOLT"


INDEX =103


else if PART_NAME = "GUSSET"


INDEX =102


endif


endif


endif


Add &rpt.rel.index as column in repeat region and


Set sort region to &rpt.rel.index Forward


If you don't want to see the new index, set text height to very small.

 

[Dell_Boy]

Yuck, what a friggin horrible way to do it. Surely it would be so much easier to create a single parameter in each component that defines its classification as beam, fastener, motor etc and make this your first sort order and length, width etc. as subsequent sort orders.


DB

 

[rcamp]

If yourengineering management or customer won't add such parameter, its the only only option that I now of. Certainly if you can add a parameter it is better by far.

 

[harichennai]

Thanks Guys...

Good news is that I do have parameter for each part in my asm.

Its called BOM_Name_Type_dimension.

So, now we need not have a relation based approach right?


Need your valuable directions..

Best Regards
Hari Varadh