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Matteo_198716-Pearl
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October 15, 2021
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Automatically restore a bill of material

  • October 15, 2021
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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

Best answer by joe_morton

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
23-Emerald I
avillanueva23-Emerald I
23-Emerald I
October 18, 2021

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
    October 18, 2021

    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.

    joe_morton
    18-Opal
    joe_morton18-OpalAnswer
    18-Opal
    October 18, 2021

    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.

      avillanueva
      23-Emerald I
      avillanueva23-Emerald I
      23-Emerald I
      October 18, 2021

      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.

        joe_morton
        18-Opal
        joe_morton18-Opal
        18-Opal
        October 19, 2021

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

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