As mentioned in the Material summaries section, the Woodwork for Inventor BOM generator, while performing data gathering, generates a material table listing all materials used in the product structure. Each item about a material has its own attributes defining a material. These attributes are listed in the table below:

 

 

Material defining fields

Explanations

Material.Code

Material code is taken from the material database or from the completed material name replacement during this replacement process.

Material.Name

Material name is taken from the material database or from the completed material name replacement during this replacement process.

Material.Original.Code

Material code is taken from the material database.

Material.Original.Name

Material name is taken from the material database.

Material.Type

Material type. Value options: Solid, Board, Laminated Board, Multilayer Board, Rod, Desktop, Veneer, Edge Band, Paint.

Material.Quantity

Total material quantity obtained by summing up the total quantity of the same material in the entire product. The material is provided in the measurement units in which it is estimated upon supply. Click here for more information.

Material.Width

Material width. If the material is identified by a characteristic such as width, it will be provided in this field. E. g. edge band width.

Material.Thickness

Material thickness. If the material is identified by a characteristic such as thickness, it will be provided in this field. E. g. edge band thickness.

Material.AddedPoperty.<Prop.Name>

Added property of material obtained during material replacement from the MS Excel file.

Material.Color.Code

Material color code is taken from the database or from the completed color name replacement during this replacement process. Materials that may be paired with colors in palettes, have additional characteristic – color code. Click here for more information.

Material.Color.Name

Material color name is taken from the database or from the completed color name replacement during this replacement process. Materials that may be paired with colors in palettes, have additional characteristic – color name. Click here for more information.

Material.Color.AddedPoperty.<Prop.Name>

Added property of material color obtained during material replacement from the MS Excel file.

Material.HasGrain

Characteristic describing whether a material has a texture.  Value options: False or True.

 

 

 

Reminder. Material item attributes can be used only in material summary BOMs. Otherwise, the attributes defining a material may be mentioned as a component item attribute defining the workpiece material of this component.