BmBom

Works with BricsCAD (Windows) Platinum, BricsCAD (Linux) Platinum

Inserts a Bill of Materials (BOM) table in the current drawing.

Accessing the Command

command bar: bmbom

menu bar: Mechanical | Bill Of Materials

toolbar: Mechanical |

: bmbom

Prompts you in the command bar:

Insertion point [Name/Top level/Bottom level]: (Specify the insertion point or enter an option.)

Top level (left) and bottom level (right) Bill of Materials of an 8 piston engine assembly.

Command Options

Option	Description
Name	Prompts you to type a name in the command bar: Table name <Default Name>: Type the name, then press Enter. Prompts you: Insertion point [Name/Top level/Bottom level]: Specify the insertion point or enter an option.
Top level	Creates a BOM of the top level components.
Bottom level	Creates a BOM of the subcomponents.

Related Commands

Table - creates a table entity in the drawing through a dialog box.

-Table - creates a table entity in the drawing through the command bar.

Tabledit - Edits texts in a table cell.

BmBrowser - toggles the visibility of the Mechanical Browser window.

BmDissolve - dissolves a mechanical component inserted in the current drawing.

BmForm - creates a new mechanical component and inserts it into the current drawing.

BmHardware - inserts a standard hardware solid as a mechanical component in the current drawing.

BmHide - hides a mechanical component or subcomponent in the current drawing.

BmInsert - inserts an existing mechanical component into the current drawing.

BmMech - converts the current drawing into a mechanical main component.

BmNew - creates a new mechanical component as a new drawing file.

BmShow - shows a previously hidden mechanical component or subcomponent in the current drawing.

BmUpdate - reloads all referenced components from external files and updates BOM tables.

BmVStyle - applies a visual style to a mechanical component.

BmXConvert - converts X-Hardware solids in the current drawing to mechanical components.