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SOLIDWORKS Bill of Material (BOM) tech tips and best practices from the Javelin team
Export Bill of Materials with Thumbnails in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2025
While bill of materials are typically created and consumed from a SOLIDWORKS drawing, sometimes it is useful to export bill of materials to be consumed separately.
How to Sort a Bill of Materials (BOM) and Save Settings in SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS allows you to easily sort a Bill of Materials (BOM) to organize a list of components within an assembly and show just the pertinent information you need.
Jump Start your Productivity with 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud PLM Standard
The 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud PLM Standard Offer provides popular functionality that you to grow beyond basic data management into project planning and bill of material management
Linking Toolbox Custom Property to SOLIDWORKS Materials
A Toolbox custom property can be linked to SOLIDWORKS materials. The material is added to the Toolbox part and the property can be displayed in the BOM.
How to Display Units in SOLIDWORKS 2024: A Guide to Custom File Properties
Learn how to display units in SOLIDWORKS BOMs using custom file properties and workarounds for equations.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Blank BOM by Book
In this blog, learn how to solve the issue of SOLIDWORKS Electrical blank BOM reports by effectively organizing and configuring locations and settings.
Excluding a manufacturer part from a BOM in SOLIDWORKS Electrical (2019-current)
You can hide or show components in the BOM using the ‘Exclude from bill of materials’ property located in the…
Designing a Homemade Workout Bench with SOLIDWORKS Weldments
Given the global COVID-19 pandemic it has become taboo to be out in public. Now that my local gym and…
What is the function of the activated option in the SOLIDWORKS PDM BOM tab?
The function of the checkbox in the SOLIDWORKS PDM BOM tab is to activate a computed bill of materials (BOM)…
Creating a BOM with Part & Assembly Actors in SOLIDWORKS Composer
When working in SOLIDWORKS Composer, there might be a situation were the information that is being expressed in the Bill…
Working with a SOLIDWORKS PDM Named BOM
A SOLIDWORKS PDM Named BOM, is a saved from a Computed BOM and can be treated like any other vaulted file. Named…
SOLIDWORKS PDM Display Types in the Windows Explorer Local Vault
There are three SOLIDWORKS PDM Display Types available in the Windows Explorer Local Vault: Show Files Show Bills of Materials Show…
How to attach additional leader lines to SOLIDWORKS Balloons
Does your company require you to have every part in a drawing identified to avoid confusion? This blog post will…
SOLIDWORKS Indented BOM with Single Body Sheet Metal Part
When you create a SOLIDWORKS Indented BOM from an assembly that contains sheet metal or weldment parts it will add…
How to combine multiple Custom Properties in a SOLIDWORKS Bill of Materials
When going through the process of creating an assembly drawing, it is beneficial in most cases to make use of…