The process of importing an Excel is practically identical to a BOM and Part Catalog. It comes down to ensuring the spreadsheet you wish to import is properly formatted. Fortunately, formatting is easy. There are two ways to do so. (1) […]
openBoM acquires information from different CAD systems, creating a BOM that can be completely customized by users. Moreover, the BOM can be collaboratively edited and accessed by multiple people situated in different locations around the world. You may be tempted […]
Team sharing can help you share BOMs with a team of people using Onshape and openBoM. When you’re an openBoM Team Admin (requires the Team Subscription), it’s easy to create accounts for all members of your team. Just remember you […]
Team Administrator An OpenBOM Team Admin manages and controls who gains access to OpenBOM within a Team or organization. Access is not limited to internal, i.e., company, team members. Team members can include contract manufacturers, suppliers, among others. Moreover, Team Admins […]
BOM Type for Assembly Group by NameVideo example. Note: UI in the video is out of date but the Group by name example still applies. The BOM Template UIWatch the following video to learn how to use the BOM Template […]
(1) Create an Onshape drawing as you normally would: (2) In the desired BOM, (1) click the gear and (2) configure the properties you wish to appear in the BOM drawing using the drawing template UI: (3) Insert a BOM […]
Follow these steps to generate a multi-level BOM: (1) Make sure there is a BOM for a top-level assembly and all corresponding sub-assemblies somewhere in your Dashboard and they each have a Part Number assigned. Here’s a simple example you […]
Here’s how you generate a multi-level BOM (also known as a nested BOM) in Onshape. Make sure your Onshape document contains all the necessary assemblies and sub-assemblies required to create the desired multi-level BOM. (1) Create a BOM by using […]
In the Dashboard, select the BOM you wish to delete and click the “Trash can” icon. You can select multiple BOMs (or catalogs) by using the “Shift” button. The BOM will be removed from the Dashboard. However, the BOM is […]
There are two ways to change the order of a Property in a BOM. (1) Drag and Drop. Click the header of a Property, drag and drop to desired location in a BOM. (2) Property order tool. 1. Click the […]
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