Anyone have a macro to export a BOM, then delete it?

I would like to insert a BOM, export it to a editable file, then delete
the BOM.

Would it be better to use a SW based BOM or Excel based? SW Bom can
export to .txt and .csv, Excel BOM can be exported as .xls.

 

I don't have one like that, but I wonder if it's necessary to actually go
through the process of creating and placing the BOM in the drawing. I would
think that since the info is the same, maybe the API would let you create
the file directly.

WT

 

I have one that I did for a customer that created the BOM through the
API without inserting a BOM. I can not distribute this one but I can
lead you in the right direction. There is an example macro that
traverses the assembly and any sub assemblies and their parts. With
this you could add the ability to count the number of instances for
each component and derive a BOM.

Jeff

 

Jeff, I actually dont need to list qtys for each part. I simply need
the filename (which is our item number), description (custom property),
and part type (custom property).

Where is this example macro you are referring to?

 

You can also use the SWDocManager and the XML stream for assemblies. It is
blindingly quick and can be opened in Excel directly. Better still SW does
not need to be open to do this. There are examples in the API help.

Guy