Can the BOM show extrude lengths? Like to add up lenghts of pipe.

Tony_C_

Is there a way to have the BOM see what part lengths are when they're made from extrudes?

We're creating BOM's on systems that have piping that we currently create using in-context extrudes and are looking to find a way to easily add up those lengths.

Or is there another way we should be going about creating the pipe in order for the BOM to pull the information?

Thanks.

edward_petrillo

A useful FeatureScript- Stock Size-

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/83f3fa61b738fb1d40b8727b/w/1f74186f4a6b81fe1147da2e/e/e1b7606923d72b27fbc2a522

might do what you want.  It calculates bounding dimensions for parts in the part studio where they are created and assigns the result to a property.  The BOM for any assembly in which the part appears will show the dimensions in the property column.  

You can define "custom profiles" for parts- we use this feature extensively for aluminum extrusions such as 8020.  Export the BOM to a spreadsheet and you can sort by profile type and create a cut list.

Similar functionality is available in the "Frame" tool, but we find that the Stock Size FS suits our workflow better- you choose.

matthew_stacy

@Tony_C_, experiment with the "Frames" toolset if you haven't already.  This will sweep standard or custom pipe profiles along a sketch path.  Better yet it also generates cutlists.

Tony_C_

Thanks for the suggestions.