From a9c7f9b78afbf9b59e8c1848864fc82dd1ca7898 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Foley Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:47:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Started a place to dump Solidworks hints --- README.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c55bad3..feb4a5b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,19 @@ # Solidworks -Hints and support files for working with Solidworks at Reykjavik University \ No newline at end of file +Hints and support files for working with Solidworks at Reykjavik University + +# Hints + +## Solidworks keeps putting too many parts on the Bill of Materials, how do I exclude them? +Reference: https://mechanitec.ca/how-to-exclude-part-from-bom-solidworks/ +1. Select the parts +1. Right-click and choose "Component Properties" which might be an icon on the top right bar +1. Check "Exclude from bill of materials" then click "OK" + +## The Bill of Materials shows a part, but not it's configuration name +This turns out to be a bit of work as shown in https://help.solidworks.com/2021/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/c_Bill_of_Materials_Multiple_Configurations.htm +1. Open the Configuration Manager +1. Rename the configuration what you want to show up such as "Lockwasher-M4" +1. Right-click that configuration and pick "Properties" +1. Under "Bill of Materials Options" set Part number displayed when used in a bill of materials to "Configuration Name" +1. Click OK