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Matteo_198716-Pearl
16-Pearl
Oct 15, 2021 3:51 PM UTC
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Automatically restore a bill of material

Hello to all,

is it possible to automatically restore a bill to which I have forced values (for example the quantity of some components) and realign it to the CAD structure?

Or can I just make a comparison between the BOM and the CAD structure and realign it manually?

 

Thanks,

Matteo

joe_morton
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19-Tanzanite
Oct 18, 2021 7:21 PM UTC

There's an easy way to do this: unassociate the CAD from the WTPart, then reassociate it. Then do a build structure from the CAD model. 

This will cause Windchill to build a fresh BOM structure that is completely CAD-driven.

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avillanueva
avillanueva23-Emerald II
23-Emerald II
Oct 18, 2021 11:59 AM UTC

If it was originally linked, you can rollback iterations (delete) until you get what you need. But yes, moving forward, I believe you need to use the comparison to relink the lines.

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    Matteo_198716-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    Oct 18, 2021 12:42 PM UTC

    Thanks,

    I had already thought about it but I need to keep the history and in any case not all users of the group have the possibility to delete the iterations.

     

    Matteo.

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    joe_morton
    joe_morton19-TanzaniteAnswer
    19-Tanzanite
    Oct 18, 2021 7:21 PM UTC

    There's an easy way to do this: unassociate the CAD from the WTPart, then reassociate it. Then do a build structure from the CAD model. 

    This will cause Windchill to build a fresh BOM structure that is completely CAD-driven.

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      avillanueva
      avillanueva23-Emerald II
      23-Emerald II
      Oct 18, 2021 7:30 PM UTC

      Will this approach cause the dreaded "subsume links" error on reassociation, where the WTPart structure disagrees with the CAD structure. The only place I've seen the word subsumed used.

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        joe_morton
        joe_morton19-Tanzanite
        19-Tanzanite
        Oct 19, 2021 12:51 PM UTC

        I don't think so.. I've never heard of that error

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