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Bill of Materials and FeatureScript
Jon_God_Hirschtick
Member Posts: 5 PRO
I'm using FeatureScript to create a pattern of a part. However, when assembled, these patterned parts aren't being recognized as identical in the BOM. This isn't necessarily a problem if I could configure the quantity property, but that isn't the case. I am aware I could add a custom part property and enter the quantity there, but I would like to keep things organized, and not having to separate columns for quantity would help.
Is there any way to fix this issue?
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I'm not aware of any way to "trick" Onshape into believing separate bodies (i.e. parts) are the same from a BOM perspective… The closest you can get is using the "cut list" feature that will recognize identical bodies and count them but there is no way to link that back to a BOM (not yet anyway…).
Depending on how complex your pattern is you might be able to create some reference geometry in your FS (instead of the part itself), then use a replicate in the assembly so instantiate a single part.