How to add the BOM quantity listed in a note?

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@DVsantacruz wrote:

Is there any way to create a user defined parameter in the .asm file to capture quantities of parts then use that in a note?

I know you can get the quantity from the BOM but in I need more detailed because we use a lot of parts and subassembly so the subassembly can be shown in the BOM but not as a note in order to show it in the selected sheet of each part from the subassembly. currently we put this note manually so we have a several of issues   

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Hi,

unfortunately I do not know of any simple solution.

You can do following manually:

• in assembly save textual BOM
• run application that searches textual BOM for part quantities and generates relations defining parameter values
  • for example ... QTY_PART1_NAME=123
• in assembly open Relation dialog box and paste generated relations into it
  • there may be problems with the length of the parameter name
• regenerate assembly
• in assembly open Relation dialog box and remove generated relations
• regenerate assembly
• use parameters in notes

I hope you can automate the above mentioned procedure using mapkey. Also you can ask someone to develop Toolkit application for you.

Use table with repeat region and summation. Place the table outside drawing frame. See the video

One more way. Replace drawing symbol by the table with repeat region.

item_no - is a component level parameter.

Create string parameter in the relations for the repeat region - DISPLAY.

This parameter will be drive the visibility the components in the table by item_no component parameter.

In the relations for repeat region

FILTER = 0
IF asm_mbr_cparam_item_no == DISPLAY
 FILTER = 1
ENDIF

The filter for the repeat region:

&rpt.rel.filter == 1

ps: I'm not clear understand the structure of your assembly, but think this is close to what you asked.