Assembly Drawing Question

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Muggs, Nov 24, 2004.

  1. Muggs

    Muggs Guest

    Hello All,

    I have to make an exploded view of a fairly large (for me) assembly.
    I have an assembly with 106 parts and 52 are unique. OK not large by most
    standards.
    The main assembly has 4 subassemblies, and some of the subassemblies have
    subassemblies.

    OK, so obviously if I show the complete Exploded view on one sheet it will
    be a mess.
    So... what I want to do is have seperate sheets for each of the
    subassemblies, then explode and ballon them.
    So to my question. Is there a way to be sure that my ballons on sheet
    2,3,etc. will be called out correctly on the BOM on Sheet 1?

    Or am I going about this the wrong way?

    TIA,
    Muggs
     
    Muggs, Nov 24, 2004
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  2. Muggs

    CS Guest

    If you use the New (as of 2004) BOM table you can tie everything back to the
    BOM on the first sheet. I would suggest using configs to weed out the parts
    you don't want to explode fore each sheet. I would do a simple test before
    you do all the setup and findout it doesn't quit work like you wanted it to.
    One thing you can do is if suppressed parts screw up the BOM use hidden
    parts instead.

    Corey
     
    CS, Nov 24, 2004
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  3. Muggs

    Muggs Guest

    OK, I've got the "Show in exploded state" to work as expected.
    But on Sheet 2,3 etc. there is only "None" in the "Keep linked to BOM" drop
    down list box!?
    I would expect to see a "Bill Of Materials1" in the list.

    Thanks,
    Muggs
     
    Muggs, Nov 26, 2004
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  4. Muggs

    Merry Owen Guest

    As each sub-assembly can be manufactured totally independant of the main
    assembly, and may even be used on several different machines, it is quite
    normal to use seperate BOMs for each of the sub assys (eg. each BOM will
    have its own item 1, 2, etc. that do not correspond to the item 1, 2, etc
    for the main assy). In fact the main assembly BOM may only have 5 items
    (the sub assemblies and some fasteners to attach them). After all, your may
    want the client to only be able to purchase the complete sub assy as a spare
    part.

    Merry :)
     
    Merry Owen, Nov 27, 2004
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  5. Muggs

    Muggs Guest

    Thanks Merry,

    But it's not a machine. It's a consumer product, so all subassemblies are
    necessary to complete the product.
    I just broke it down to managible sized assemblies.

    Thanks,
    Muggs
     
    Muggs, Nov 27, 2004
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