Creo Illustrate numbering (and renumbering) Item List

[JHollis]

All our parts lists are arranged in PN order.  So, we bring in the sBOM and click "Item Tag" to sort by PN.  Once the sort is complete, is there a way to have the software update the Sequence Number and ITM Label automatically in numerical order?  I spend a ton of time numbering the parts list to be in PN sequence order.  If it can't be done automatically, is there a way for me to input the new sequence number, short of clicking the up/down arrow over and over.  This is a real productivity killer when there are 100 or more items in an illustration. 

Also, once I remove an item (using right-click delete item), is there a way to have Creo automatically update the Sequence Number and ITM Label for the subsequent numbers? Or do all of the Seq/ITM Labels have to be updated manually?

Thanks! 

[agarland]

There is currently no way to automatically reorder the item list as you have described.

This would be a good candidate for a product idea: Creo View / Illustrate / Schematics Ideas - PTC Community

There is an option to reset the item numbers after you have deleted an item though.

This will reset all the item numbers to be sequential again.

Hope that helps a little.

[JHollis]

Thanks for the reply. 

I took one of our simpler assemblies and copied our SBOM to the ITM List, sorted it by PN and renumbered the ITM list (Items 1 - 6)

If I delete all four washers, (Item 3) 

The ITM list shows Item 3 deleted. 

After I "reset ITM Numbers", it changes the sequence number back to what I originally dragged/dropped from the SBOM, minus the washer that I deleted.

Then I will need to renumber the ITM list again.  Not so bad when I only have a handful of parts, but a real pain when some of our illustrations have over 100 items. 

Maybe I am missing something in the process....??

[agarland]

Looking at the steps you have described, I don't think you can (easily) achieve the end result you are after without a lot of manual renumbering. This would need an enhancement to be able to reset the numbering based on a selected column or something like that.

It may be worth looking at using a companion xml file for your sBOM generation as this may help a little, although it won't resolve all your issues.

Customizing sBOM XML Files (ptc.com)

[JHollis]

Thanks for the reply agarland.  Earlier this week I had another file where I discovered the engineers did not put all of the CAD info in on the first iteration.  So they had to reissue the CAD.  Bad part is, I'm 28 figures (with an ITM list of 110 items) into a Creo Illustrate illustration on this part.  So when I add in the new it added the two new items in at item 66 and item 100.  It isn't too bad when adding items, but when deleting items I don't think the system automatically reduces the sequence/ITM number by 1 like is does if adding items.  And I have identified an item that needs to be deleted (unfortunately it is item 13, and will require me to renumber the remaining items until item 110.  UGHHH

[anursingh]

Hi @JHollis 

I wanted to follow up with you on your post to see if your question has been answered. 
If so, please mark the appropriate reply as the Accepted Solution. 
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Thanks,
Anurag