David,
You can insert your fixture into the assembly, then all you have to do is hide the fixture sub-assembly - it will not show in your GA drawing but will still appear in the BOM.
Merry :-)
I'm not sure I can explain this clearly, but here goes.....
>
> Currently I work for a company where I am the only designer using
> SW (so a PDM solution is out).
>
> Normally when I am done designing a project I go to the highest assy,
> make a drawing file, insert a BOM, file it as an XLS file, e-mail it
> to the purchasing department. This works well.... sort of.....
>
> Now I need fixtures for the assembly proccess.
> The fixture drawings consist of two sheets. Sheet one dimensions the > fixture.
> Sheet two shows the fixture and the appropriate sub-assy being used (the > application
> view)
>
> How do I get the fixture into the BOM?
> I'm thinking to make the fixture a sub-assy, and the application seperate > assy.
> Can I than put a small/blank view of the fixture into the Assy drawing that
> it is used on? Of course purchasing has to know that once a fixture is made
> that it isn't needed for every assy, but I think I got that part under > control.
>
> Does anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
>
> --
> David Marsden
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