How do I see the names of the parts in an assembly?

martijn_grunwald

I create parts and give them names. After importing them in an assembly, I don't see the names of the parts

NeilCooke

What do you see?

martijn_grunwald

NeilCooke said:

What do you see?

I se just "part 1", instead of the name I gave it. Or do I have to create a version first, and why? 

NeilCooke

A Part Studio can contain multiple parts - you have to rename the part in the Parts List, not the name of the Part Studio.

john_mcclary

You can use the BOM on the right side of the screen, choose Name from the drop down list

You can also change the name here as well.

martijn_grunwald

The Bom list is empty

tim_hess427

@martijn_grunwald - Now try clicking the "Add column" button at the top of the BOM list and adding the column for Name. 

It looks like the BOM is correctly showing the quantities of the parts, but it appears empty because the parts don't have descriptions or Part numbers. If the parts have names, they'll show up when you add the Name column.

john_mcclary

It isn't empty, it is showing the part number and description of 7 unique parts. You have yet to fill in any information into those properties so they are still blank. What you are seeing are the default 4 columns 'item no' 'qty' 'part number' 'description'.  This will need to be changed on every assembly you want to view a BOM with

valerian_leick290

Hi! I had the same issue, I couldn't see the part name even if I added the "name" column, it would be only "part 1" on every part, so you just have to go in your part and rename the solid (see picture at the bottom left). It is weird (to me being a SolidWorks user originally) but it works.

Hope it helps,

nick_papageorge_dayjob

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/125805#Comment_125805

You're missing one of the biggest advantages of Onshape. Your whole design should be modeled in a single part studio. Not one piece in one part studio like you have now. The name on the bottom tabs of the screen is only the name of the part studio. It never shows up in the BOM, as it has nothing to do with any individual parts. Think of it more as a folder or category for all the parts modeled inside of it.

glen_dewsbury

Renaming the part studio TAB has nothing to do with part name.

Rename the part not the tab.

john_mcclary

@nick_papageorge_dayjob be careful saying "whole design in a part studio" to newer users… Just a local group of related parts. Yes, in that case of the weldment, it would be all of the parts associated with the weldment. (Tubes, Feet, Tap Pads, etc.) Then move on to another part studio for the next group of related parts.

Once you start getting over 50 features, you should consider editability of features higher in the tree. Rebuild times get bogged down quickly when everything is in one studio. By splitting it up, you get to take advantage of parallel processing. Each tab will compute at the same time.

But yes, certainly, you probably wouldn't draw each part one at a time in a studio if you can help it…

In the case above, I would say for a weldment like that, I would consider configuring the tube length, then using the same part in the weldment assembly.

also, for the new users: You can just type in your data directly into the BOM. No need to chase down where the property lives. It will automatically push the information to the part or assembly.