I wonder about the right strategy to adopt to create a bundle for a client. I have an assembly containing sub-assemblies themselves containing parts and very rarely sub-assemblies (so sub-sub-assemblies).
How do you manage the different drawings? I was thinking of doing a drawing of the assembly, with a lower-level BOM containing all the parts. Conversely, I can also do a first-level BOM. Then in each sub-assembly a BOM with the parts. Then the drawing of the pieces. What do you think of this strategy? Is it suitable? What do you advise me? What is your feedback?
It seems possible to me to have in the assembly drawing file, sheets with the drawings of the sub-assemblies and parts. When I create a sheet, I can add more sheets and then select the document I want to have in my drawing via the task pane. Is it possible to add a drawing that has already been done directly rather than starting from scratch?
Hello Charles, For my part , an assembly = a drawing
each subset with its first-level nomenclature. This eventually makes it possible to restart the manufacture of particular sub-assemblies. You also have to think about the editors, better several clear and precise sub-assembly shots than a complete but illegible close-up.
On the head assembly you can make a complete bill of materials of the project and extract it in Excel format, it will be very useful to the purchasing department! ;)
Vast subject with a lot of "it depends" related to the context of final use that you have not explained.
Given the question, the customer is not used to managing bundles, otherwise he would have given his instructions.
In general, I'm not a fan of multifolio drawings where you mix together, subsets and details. It's quickly unmanageable and if SW crashes, we've lost everything... So a file for each reference that will be made.
I have a customer who puts the first level BOM on each overall plan/sub-assembly and in addition a general "parts only" BOM, out of scope, on the general general assembly plan which can be exported in Excel.
For the last question, it is easy to drag a sheet between 2 plan files.
Indeed, it is a vast subject. At the moment in our society there are no established rule(s), so I have set mine. I'm more in the perspective of a file for each reference manufactured and nomenclature for each sub-assembly/sub-assembly. I think I will keep the current strategy, unless the end customer tells you otherwise.