Component data in BOM specifications

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As mentioned in the previous section, there is a BOM category in which the main information consists of information about each individual component of an assembly. Such a container of information is referred to as a component Item. In the Autodesk Inventor environment, an equivalent of a component item is an Assembly or Part component. The information describing this component is contained in the aforementioned container. When creating BOM templates, in the table columns we have to specify what information we want to export to one or another column

Each Autodesk Inventor component carries additional information along with it, which is known as iProperties data fields-attributes. Woodwork for Inventor BOM generator includes these fields into a component item data container. These fields can be presented in different BOM forms during their generation. Also, Woodwork for Inventor provides additional information specific to wooden products about each part which could not be found in iProperties fields. An example of this could be information as to which edge of the given part has an edge band. Based on this information, Woodwork for Inventor provides part dimensions, required quantities of materials, etc.

In the diagram below, the grey color represents information which can be obtained from Autodesk Inventor component iProperties; whereas the brown color represents information that is additionally generated by the Woodwork for Inventor add-on.

 

 

BOM Informacijos modelis

 

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1Component item description

 

Assembly (Item) - an assembly that can have the following information fields describing it:

•Code - the value of this field is read from the Part Name field of the Autodesk Inventor iProperties component properties tab.

•Name - the value of this field is read from the Description field of the Autodesk Inventor iProperties component properties tab.

 

           

Part (Item) - a part that can have the following information fields describing it:

•Part Name - in Woodwork for Inventor, this field is called the Code field.

•Description - in Woodwork for Inventor, this field is called the Name field.

•Type - can acquire the following values:

✓Part - regular part.

✓Sheet metal

✓Sweep Profile - a curved profile. This type is defined by the Woodwork for Inventor add-on. This happens in case the first constructive volume feature of the part is Sweep.

 

 

For the parts that have a Woodwork for Inventor material assigned to them, the system additionally generates the following fields:

•Length - the final length of the part including all covers applied to it.

•Width - the final width of the part including all covers applied to it.

•Thickness - the final thickness of the part including all covers applied to it.

 

 
hmtoggle_plus1Item workpiece description

 

As previously mentioned (see Material types section), a part of a wooden product is actually an assembly glued from materials, thus each Woodwork for Inventor part additionally consists of the workpieces constituting it. Each part consists of a Fill Workpiece and Cover Workpieces. Workpieces have the following data types:

 

•Workpiece Code- constructed from the part code to which a prefix or a part order number in the part is attached. By default, it is "WP of". This prefix can be changed by configuring the system settings file.

•Workpiece Name - constructed from the part name to which a prefix is attached. By default, it is "Workpiece of". This prefix can be changed by configuring the system settings file.

•Workpiece Length.

•Workpiece Width.

•Workpiece Thickness.

 

 

For a Fill Workpiece, one more field is additionally generated.

•Type - may have the following values:

✓Single - a simple workpiece.

✓Multilayer - a workpiece obtained by gluing together several boards.

✓Composite - a workpiece obtained by gluing the parts produced in the previous technological stage.

 

 

Cover Workpieces have an additional feature that defines which side of the part this workpiece is positioned.

•Left

•Right

•Front

•Back

•Top

•Bottom

 

 
hmtoggle_plus1Item workpiece material description

 

Each workpiece is made from the material that has the following data fields:

•Material Code - obtained from the Woodwork for Inventor database after a material is assigned to the part. This code may be changed during the material renaming process. Click here for more information on this topic.

•Material Name - obtained from the Woodwork for Inventor database after a material is assigned to the part. This name may be changed during the material renaming process. Click here for more information on this topic.

•Material Type - can acquire the following values:

✓Solid

✓Board

✓Laminated Board

✓Multilayer Board

✓Rod

✓Desktop

✓Edge Band.

✓Veneer

✓Paint

 

For workpieces that have a Woodwork for Inventor material assigned to them, the system additionally generates the following fields:

•Width - material width.

•Thickness - material thickness.

•Color - material color description which has the following two characteristics:

✓Material Color Code - obtained from the Woodwork for Inventor database after a material is assigned to the part. This code may be changed during the material renaming process. Click here for more information on this topic.

✓Material Color Name - obtained from the Woodwork for Inventor database after a material is assigned to the part. This name may be changed during the material renaming process. Click here for more information on this topic.        

 

 

You must consider that a color, as part of the material description, is not characteristic of all materials but only of those that, based on the Woodwork for Inventor features, can be paired with colors. Click here for more information on this topic.

 

 
hmtoggle_plus1Attribute export to BOM templates

 

The above information is used in different report tables. The fields exported in reports have to be described. In terms of the Woodwork for Inventor BOM generator, each Autodesk Inventor component (both an Assembly and a Part) is an Item. Each item has its own attributes. When listing these attributes in the cells that define a table in the BOM template, we fully define what data about a component item must be represented in which column.

 

Example!

To provide a part name in the table, enter the following in the BOM template: Item.Name

To provide a part length, enter the following in the BOM template: Item.Length

To obtain a workpiece length, you can enter - Item.FillWorkpiece.Length

To obtain a workpiece length, you may enter the following: Item.FillWorkpiece.Length

To define a part material code, you should enter the following: Item.FillWorkpiece.Material.Code

etc.

 

 

Click here for a detailed list of attributes.

 

In this way, you can define BOM templates which state what information needs to be displayed in which table positions.

To see a detailed view of how a BOM description looks like, open any Woodwork for Inventor template.