BOM Balloons with Custom Symbol

[Ketan_Lalcheta]

Hello,

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

Regards

Ketan

[MartinHanak]

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

[Ketan_Lalcheta]

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

[MartinHanak]

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

[mranganatha]

Hi Martin,

Can you please detail how to do it WF5?

Regards,

Murali

[MartinHanak]

Murali,

I am not sure that WF5 "knows" detail option default_bom_balloon_type. I think it was implemented in Creo 1.0.

MH

[MartinHanak]

See also http://support.ptc.com/cs/cs_27/howto/dwt572/dwt572.htm

[mbonka]

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...

[Ketan_Lalcheta]

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.

[mbonka]

Ouch... it is my mistake.

bom_format has no connection to your problem.

l´m sorry about confusing answer!

[Ketan_Lalcheta]

No prob...Just for my knowledge, how to prepare .bft file and how to see it...In creo, I am not able to open this file...

[dcaucutt]

Yes... I don't believe bom_format has to do with your issue.

But since you asked... You will need to open a .bft file with notepad. You can find the location of your .bft file by searching for bom_format in your configuration editor. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any good information on how to customize a .bft file though.