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