Hi Steve...
Yes, it's basically the same process. You'll make a table and fill in some special parameters to instruct the system to "pull" data from the various parts in the assembly. The system will automatically add a new row for each unique item in your bill of material. If you have a plate and 4 identical bolts, that counts as 2 unique items.
You'll want to create your table such that it expands upward using a repeat region. Your special parameters will only exist in the first row. The repeat region tells the system to automatically duplicate that same row over and over until all objects in your assembly have been added. Configuring a repeat region is a bit confusing the first time through.
Mr. Mahanta's presentation above contains some great information. He's basically advising you to choose from a pre-defined BOM and make modifications to suit your needs. These pre-defined BOMs already have repeat regions and most of the standard parameters defined. However, it really pays to understand what's happening in these tables rather than just copying them. Eventually you'll need to get under the hood and really work within the BOM table. Here are a few missing bits of information you'll need to know to do this:
(1) All BOMs need to have, at minimum, one column for the index. This will be your BOM item number (or find number as some call it). The parameter that drives this column is: &rpt.index
(2) Most BOMs also have a quantity column. The system will automatically add up identical items and place the total in this column. The parameter that drives this column is: &rpt.qty
(3) In your "start part" and "start assembly" you've probably defined some parameters of your own. Most companies create a parameter for "Description" and "Material". You may also have ones for cage code, part number, vendor name, or other data. You can extract any of these values using the following format: &asm.mbr.<Variable Name> For example, if you have defined a parameter called "test", you would use &asm.mbr.test in your BOM table.
(4) Most companies list a part number for each item in the BOM. You can simple use the parameter: &asm.mbr.name to report the name of each part in the assembly. This will report the model name of each part in your assembly. SOMETIMES you don't want the model name to appear in the "part number" column of your BOM. There are a couple of ways to override the standard model name in the BOM. This is a bit of a deeper topic. If you think you'll need to override the model name often, mention it so we can discuss some options for buulding in an automatic override option for you.
(5) There are other tricks you can use to extract material and mass properties data directly from the parts in your assembly. In fact, there's a whole host of special pre-defined system parameters for each and every Creo part and assembly. If you need something other than the parameters presented here, just ask and I'll be glad to discuss the other special parameters.
Once you've gotten the BOM to look exactly the way you want it, you'll save the table for reuse later. As Linda suggested, you can put the saved table into your template or format files and they'll automatically pop up whenever you start a new drawing. This is the way most companies do it.
If you need some additional slides and graphics to help you figure this out, I'll be happy to do it.
Thanks and good luck!
-Brian
