About Setting BOM Data in Component Editor
1. Click > > to open the Component Editor dialog box.
2. Click Open model or *.dat file and then browse to and double-click the *.dat. file of a library component or any standard EMX part. The path to the currently active library component or EMX component appears.
3. View the list of instances in the file.
4. Enter the required component details.
5. Click
to update the preview image of the current model.
6. The Model Type (Part or Assembly) is automatically set when a model is in session.
7. Enter the remaining settings on the following tabs:
◦ BOM Data
◦ Assembly References
◦ Nominal Dimensions
◦ UDFs
◦ Options
◦ Features
◦ Instances
◦ Subcomponents
8. Click the BOM Data tab and enter the BOM related data.
◦ Select the Standard Part check box to prevent changes to the model and define the default model behavior.
◦ Select Add to BOM to show the value in the component definition.
◦ Select Add/Modify entry in part name configuration to add or update the BOM data in the partnames configuration file.
9. Select Archive all instances to create new models for each instance of the current library component or standard part. Use the ARCHIV_PATH configuration option to set the path to the archive.
10. Click
to take a snapshot of the current window.
11. Click
to preview the all of the component data in a dialog box.
12. Click
to save component data.
13. Click Close to close the dialog box.