How to create Bill of Materials on two pages?

[Zhengrong Zang]

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?

[Philippe Hurbain]

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...

[Zhengrong Zang]

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?

[Philippe Hurbain]

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

[Zhengrong Zang]

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..

[Philippe Hurbain]

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