Concerning the selection of the component, there are 3 possibilities:

  • Select the component in the SOLIDWORKS window or from the design tree. Only one component can be selected here.
  • Selecting a component from a folder .
  • Selection of a file from which the SmartBom tool will list all documents.


For each of the choices some options can be specified.

 

  • It is possible to choose the configuration from the list of configurations available in the selected document.
  • The search for drawings can be done in the 3D document folder or in a specific folder. The search can be extended to subfolders.
  • If in the project management it is asked to take into account the drawing files, for the PDF export or to make appear the drawings in the BOM, it is necessary to specify the folder where to get the drawings.

 

  • By checking the option "With the subfoldersIf you select the "File" option, all the files contained in the subfolders of the selected component are taken into account.


The tool SmartBom is now connected with PDM as long as you have a myPDMtools license. This means that you can select folders directly from a PDM vault and that the search for drawings is automatic.