Creating and configuring a BOM
The BOM allows you to document and communicate the parts that make up an overall assembly for manufacture. The BOM is populated automatically, as parts are added to an assembly file, and Inventor will auto-populate this based on the metadata of the part files. In this sense, it is almost like a “live” document within the assembly file. Further customization and configuration can then be applied to the BOM to display specific information. You can also add parts to a BOM that do not have physical geometry, such as paint or grease, that may still be critical to the model, known as virtual components.
BOMs can also be exported as .txt or .csv files but will always remain within the assembly file itself and update as parts change in the assembly file.
In this recipe, you will learn how to do the following:
- Generate a BOM that lists components within the assembly
- Customize and edit properties in the BOM
- Create a virtual component...
