Ramogale Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 How do you create bill of material in Caxa Draft ? And on your bill of material you are able to Manipulate your titles, Raw sizes, Column sizes please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Crowe Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 The answer to your questions is "Yes you can". That is, you can create your own "BOM Styles", that display the information that you want, the way you want it. I've just updated our own internal "BOM Styles" reference document, and I am intending to post this for other users; but before posting that detailed document I'll create and post a simple "BOM Overview" to provide a little context. This may be in the next day or two. In the meantime, other users might post something. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDEAR Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ramogale said: How do you create bill of material in Caxa Draft ? And on your bill of material you are able to Manipulate your titles, Raw sizes, Column sizes please help Hi Ramogale, I started using CAXA abut 9 months ago and Malcolm is not only full of good advice, he encourages you every step of the way ( and indeed continues to do so with my slow learning process . ) It's worth the sacrifice of time and a little frustration to learn CAXA, let me tell you. There are many things to be liked about ICD which in itself is a good programme. However now that I am getting into depth with CAXA, I much prefer it to ICD. I had exactly the same question as you regarding CAXA BOMS and they are a little tricky ( I found ) at the start, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be away laughing. Also, I wanted to manipulate titles etc like you do and have had good results. All the best and always ask here on the forum when you get completely stuck. Cheers Harley Edited April 7, 2021 by HDEAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramogale Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Thanks for the encouragement I really need that cause sometimes I feel like I am asking stupid Questions, And I have been using the program for 2 month Thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDEAR Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Ramogale said: Thanks for the encouragement I really need that cause sometimes I feel like I am asking stupid Questions, And I have been using the program for 2 month Thank you very much There's no such thing as a stupid question on this forum, and if t here was, it would take you a hell of a lot of effort to grab first prize off the rest of us Keep on asking! Harley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Crowe Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Two months isn't very long when it comes to learning new CAD software. It takes significant time to learn to navigate your way around and to learn the various tools and terminology. Unfortunately, when CAD software is promoted as "Easy to Use" it can create (unintentionally) unrealistic expectations in new users (and Business Owners). CAD Software is easier to use now than when I started working in 3D around 30 years, but there is also a lot more to learn (with greater capabilities, tools and settings). So more time is actually required now. When I have new staff begin in IRONCAD, I tell them at the very start that I don't expect them to be proficient within the first 3 months. And they have the benefit of having an experienced user in the office guiding them. I do this to help lift the burden of unrealistic expectations, as I want them to focus on investing in the "learning". Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Malcolm, Thank you for all your help you have provided here recently, you are a true asset to the IronCAD Community! best regards, IronKevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATURNER Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 RE BOM's in CAXA, Does anyone know if the parts have to be 'linked' to have them merge on the BOM? I have a parts which were copied, but are coming up as separate parts on the BOM, even though they are identical. Regards, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hi Alan, Do your copied parts have the same part number in the 3D Part Property page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATURNER Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 No, They have different part numbers because I assigned them with ironcad mechanical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATURNER Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I'll try assigning the same part number to the parts and see if that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Crowe Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) Hi Alan, No the parts don't need to be copies or links. They can in fact have totally different geometry. When it comes to merging in BOMs, the only information that matters are the values in the Part Properties that the BOM is looking at. If you have two different parts that share the same Part Properties then the BOM will treat these parts as the same. Within the "Merge Options" of CAXA, you can define the Part Properties that CAXA uses for merging. For example, if you choose Part Number then it will merge all parts that share the same Part Number (regardless of whether the geometry is the same or not). If you were to choose Material, then CAXA will merge all parts that share the same Material. Attached is a previous video created regarding "Remerging". Hopefully this will give you some insight into using the merge option with CAXA's BOM. Malcolm BOM Remerge All Same.mp4 Edited March 22, 2022 by Malcolm Crowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATURNER Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hi Malcolm, Thanks for your video. It really helps to see someone do it. I had totally the wrong idea about how the merge feature works, and how it is setup in the BOM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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