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Ketan_Lalcheta2-Explorer
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June 19, 2015
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BOM Balloons with Custom Symbol

  • June 19, 2015
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Hello,

Is there a specific setting into configuration or somewhere else which will not allow to have BOM balloons with custom symbol?

Regards

Ketan

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
June 19, 2015

Ketan,

if you want to use custom BOM balloon symbol, you have to:

  1. place the symbol into the drawing - Creo puts symbol definition into drawing file
  2. remove the symbol from the drawing  - symbol definition remains in drawing file
  3. show BOM balloons using custom symbol

Martin Hanak

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    Ketan_Lalcheta2-ExplorerAuthor
    2-Explorer
    June 19, 2015

    Martin,

    I am doing all above steps. It is working for creo 2.0  M090 and M120 I have with me. Custom symbol I created using M090.

    What challenge I am facing is that same thing is not working on our client's machine [Creo 2.0 with M120]. I am wondering why it is not working on their system.

    Regards

    Ketan

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    June 19, 2015

    Ketan,

    create new empty drawing and execute steps 1. and 2. in it (do not execute step 3.). Send this drawing to client machine and test custom balloon functionality.

    Martin Hanak

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    mbonka2-Explorer
    2-Explorer
    June 19, 2015

    l have found:

    bom_format --- Sets the BOM format file to be used for a customized BOM. Specify name and path.

    DEFAULT VALUE:

    <creo2.0_loadpoint>\text\format.bft

    <creo3.0_loadpoint>\text\format.bft

    Maybe they are using this config option in config.SUP? Just an idea...

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    Ketan_Lalcheta2-ExplorerAuthor
    2-Explorer
    June 19, 2015

    Hi Milan,

    Thanks a lot for this information.

    I am using custom BOM from a file [Table->Table From File] and same is working fine irrespective of BOM_FORMAT.

    I am setting property of BOM table as BOM Balloons -> Type as Custom symbol.

    Could you please explain me that above need to be changed or not in order to have customized Balloon symbols.

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    mbonka2-Explorer
    2-Explorer
    June 19, 2015

    Ouch... it is my mistake.

    bom_format has no connection to your problem.

    l´m sorry about confusing answer!

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