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How to create Bill of Materials on two pages? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-02-03

I am using MLCad to build train with a longer train baseplate. Though I can use small scale to create instructions, but I am not sure how to scale down baseplate in BOM.

Can I create two pages of BOM? Or can I hide baseplate in BOM? I tried to set baseplate as ghost in MLCad but it doesn't work, what can I do?

Re: How to create Bill of Materials on two pages? - Philippe Hurbain - 2014-02-03

I know no easy way to do a two pages BOM. Using meta
Code:
0 !LPUB PLI BEGIN IGN
0 // This won't show the part in PLI, but if it is a submodel, it will generate building instructions.
0 !LPUB PLI END
will hide the part from BOM, but unfortunately also from PLI...

Re: How to create Bill of Materials on two pages? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-02-03

Philippe Hurbain Wrote:I know no easy way to do a two pages BOM. Using meta
Code:
0 !LPUB PLI BEGIN IGN
0 // This won't show the part in PLI, but if it is a submodel, it will generate building instructions.
0 !LPUB PLI END
will hide the part from BOM, but unfortunately also from PLI...
If it is not a submodel, what happen?

Re: How to create Bill of Materials on two pages? - Philippe Hurbain - 2014-02-03

The part appears in assembly image, but neither in BOM nor in step PLI.

Re: How to create Bill of Materials on two pages? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-02-04

Philippe Hurbain Wrote:The part appears in assembly image, but neither in BOM nor in step PLI.
I just as control parts a below in poi.mpd, now I can get a nice BOM:
Code:
1 16 901.192 0 205.808 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 6584.dat
1 16 901.192 0 205.808 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 92339.dat
1 16 901.192 0 205.808 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 4093a.dat
1 16 901.192 0 205.808 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 4093b.dat
1 16 901.192 0 205.808 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 4093c.dat

Now I have a new question, can I modify parts order in BOM? so that I can put longer parts in the same column..

Re: How to create Bill of Materials on two pages? - Philippe Hurbain - 2014-02-04

No true solution here either. Sometimes slightly changing BOM size may provide a better placement. Or not... Sad