WayofWood wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:10 pm
Hi,
Thanks a lot for sharing the development version. The measure tool is really nice.
Regarding the BOM/Partlist the code would obviously need a bit more love (like a dialogue to choose the file to export to, etc.). Happy to try my hands on that.
I was working a little bit with Assembly 4 and the partlist idea. I have to say that from a usability point of view using a spreadsheet (like in A2+) seems easier to me than editing variables (even if the variables would get meaningful default values). The same applies BTW to other variables as well. In my workflow I usually tend to store the variables in a central spreadsheet and then link to these in the Variables-Section within Assembly4.
So my question to all: How would the ideal workflow for a BOM look like?
- Like in A2+: Each part has a spreadsheet with part information that is then consolidated in one sheet
- Variable-based: All the information are stored as variables and then exported as a CSV? (similar to the current poc)
- Central database: One could also store all the necessary info (like supplier, price, etc.) in a central spreadsheet and only have an ID as a variable
My personal preference would be to store the info in a spreadsheet and then save a csv file -- but I would be curious to hear from others what they think.
I installed just now and it does appear to be ok. (I'm using the daily build.)
How the BOM should look and work is an interesting question.
The first assembly I opened and used the BOM tool on was an assembly of various lengths of angle, some fasteners, and a motor.
In the "real world" there are different types of BOM's: Manufacturing, Assembly, Purchasing, etc.
For a manufacturing BOM, that would go to the machine shop for example, the BOM would probably refer to a list of detailed drawings. Each drawing providing the details of the part to be made. So the detailed drawing of, say, my "inner_angle_right", would detail the material and cut lengths.
The purchasing BOM may only specify the part number of the motor to procure.
The fastener detail would probably refer to a part number and the part number would provide the material, finish, etc. for the purchasing department. Not sure the size of an M12-Nut (18.0 x 10.8 x 20.7) would be relevant.
But, this is a great start (I'd been wondering about BOM with A4 since I started using it...).
The BOM produced would let me actually print it as is and go to my shop and cut the angles needed to make the assembly!
The measure tool is great and allows reference measurements in the assembly.
I noticed they did not update if the part is moved. (I don't think the Manipulator WB created dims do either??) But, it would be a nice feature. If I need to manually change dimensions every time I update the assembly, it could get tedious.
Zolko wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:00 pm
Let me know if there are any particulars you'd like tested.
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