Using the BOM List in the Bill of Materials Dialog Box

Parameters of identical components are listed in a single line in the table on the BOM List. Two components are considered identical if the values are equal in all parameters.

Use the following commands to save, copy, or edit the BOM:

• Click

to export the content of the BOM list to a file.

• Click

to copy the content of the BOM list to the Windows clipboard.

• Select an additional export format such as

(IGES or STEP) for models or

(DXF or PDF) for drawings, and click

to save all currently selected models in the given format.

• Click

to lock or unlock position ID values. If the position id is not locked, EMX updates values for all components when this dialog box is opened.

• Click

to save only the POS-ID to all components. This is useful if no parameters are modified but only the order of the components is modified.

• Click one or more items and use the

to move the items to the desired position.

• Click one or more items, and cut or paste them to a new position in the list by using the commands Cut and Paste from the shortcut menu.

• If you right–click a line in the table, the Edit BOM Entry dialog box opens. Use it to edit component parameters.

• Click

to refresh the list after changing one of the parameters or after changing the display status of the items.

• Click OK to save part and component parameters and close the dialog box, or click Close to close the dialog box without saving the changes.

Note the following details in the Bill of Materials dialog box:

• A balloon symbol indicates that a balloon has already been defined for the set of components.

• An assembly

or part

symbol is displayed for each item in the list to differentiate them.

• If you do not lock the POS ID, the POS values are updated whenever the dialog box is opened.

• The value in the quantity column shows the number of identical components.

• You can show all components which are summarized under one entry line by clicking the expand or collapse button at the beginning of the line.

• The symbols

and

indicate summarized components

• You can display or hide a line from the BOM by clicking

in the second column of the table respectively. You can also select multiple items and display or hide all of them by right-clicking and selecting Show/Hide Items.