Understanding BOMs
A BOM is an essential part of any engineering drawing representing an assembly. This is because it shows relevant information about the different parts that are present in our final product. Before we make BOMs, we need to understand what they are and their purpose. In this section, we will learn about BOMs and introduce the BOMs we will create in this chapter. Let's start.
Understanding a BOM
BOMs are often part of engineering drawings, specifically with drawing sheets of assemblies. They show more specific information about the product we are working on. For example, a typical list of materials might contain the following information:
- Names of the parts in the assembly
- Part numbers
- Quantity of each part
- Sequential listing of each entry
However, they are not limited to this information. BOMs are customizable, depending on the established practices and the application needs. Other information that can often be found in BOMs...
