Bill of Materials are utilized for a variety of purposes, common examples include:
EBOMs: utilized by engineering teams for tracking all parts/assemblies as designed to make products
MBOMs: utilized by manufacturing teams for tracking the above in addition to requirements for manufacturing and shipping products
In Bild, users have the option to create the below for the typical types of BOMs above:
Indented BOMs - describing top-level assemblies and underlying sub-assemblies
Direct BOMs - diving into parts/components for sub-assemblies
Parts only BOMs - a flat structured BOM with all components for all sub-assemblies
Creating A BOM from Vault
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Click "+New" in the BOMs overlay pane
Title your BOM and choose the Select From Vault option
Select/multi-select the components you want to include
Click Continue
Chose the Configuration of the selected file(s) by clicking on the File Properties drop-down
Click Continue
Creating A BOM from an Excel File
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Click "+New" in the BOMs overlay pane
Title your BOM and choose the Upload a File option
Drag and drop your Excel file into the screen or click the Select button to choose from your local files
Click Continue
Map your Excel fields to the correct Bild fields
Once done, select Submit
Renaming A BOM
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM you would like to rename
Click on the gear icon next to the BOM name
Update the BOM name within the Name field
Select the Update button to save your changes
Deleting A BOM
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM you would like to delete
Click on the gear icon next to the BOM name
Select the Delete button on the upper right corner of the page
Type in the action confirmation
Select Delete
BOM Views
BOM views enable teams to create separate BOM views for specific groups or departments, based on their specific requirements/needs. You can have multiple views within each BOM and manage each View’s shown/hidden fields. When exporting BOMs - you’ll only export the files and properties shown within that view.
Adding A BOM View
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM you would like to add a view for
Click on the gear icon next to the BOM name
Under the Views section, click the Add New View button
Title your new view and customize what is shown/hidden + order of fields
Select Add
Editing An Existing BOM View
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM you would like to edit a view for
Click on the gear icon next to the BOM name
Under the Views section, select the view you would like to edit
Customize the view by showing/hiding metadata properties as well as updating the order of the columns
Select Update to save your changes
Deleting A BOM View
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Click on the gear icon next to the BOM name
Under the Views section, select the view you would like to delete
Select the Delete button on the upper right corner of the page
Type in the action confirmation
Select Delete
Submit An Approval Request For A BOM
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Click the Start Approval button
Specify the due date (optional) and add reviewers and/or groups
Click the Request Approval button
Reviewers will receive notifications to provide input, Approve, or Reject
Releasing A BOM
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Click the Close/Release button
Enter the BOM’s Revision number/letter
Click the Create button
The BOM will then be released
Creating Versions
Once your BOM has been created, you'll need to create a version of that BOM to export either 1) just the BOM in .xlsx format, or 2) a zip file including the CAD files associated to that BOM
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Click on the Current dropdown
Select the Create A Version button
Title the version, then click Create
Versioned BOMs are frozen captures and will not sync to the latest changes - to see the latest live version of a BOM select the Current BOM version
Exporting BOMs
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Select the Export button
Here you’ll have the option to choose what file formats you’d like to generate, toggle the options you’d like to export
Select Export
Bild will then generate your file formats and email you a download link once ready, once you receive this click Download
BOM Statuses
Bild’s BOM feature gives you instant information about changes made to your vault and/or BOM and enables you to sync everything through the click of a button.
Red - Multiple Items found on the vault, needs attention to associate
Blue - No association found to any items in the vault
Orange - The value in the vault is newer than in the BOM
Value in BOM is newer than in the Vault
Syncing A BOM
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Select the Edit button
Select the Sync button
Click Sync
Editing BOMs
Adding A Line
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Select the Edit button
Right-click on the cell above where you would like to add a line
Select Add Line Item and chose your line item
Select the file you'd like to add and click Continue
Select the views you'd like to add the files to and click Continue
Deleting A Line
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Select the Edit button
Right-click on the cell above where you would like to add a line
Select Delete Line Item
Confirm the line you'd like to delete and select Delete
Edit BOM Metadata
Click on the BOMs icon within your project
Navigate to and open the BOM
Select the Edit button
Select any of the BOM cells
Edit metadata
Once done, select Exit Edit Mode to save any changes
