ActiveBOM_Dlg-ComponentGroupingDialogComponent Grouping_AD
Created: September 04, 2017 | Updated: April 14, 2020
| Applies to versions: 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 17.1. For the latest, read: ActiveBOM_Dlg-ComponentGroupingDialog((Component Grouping))_AD for version 21
Summary
In ActiveBOM, when the design includes unmanaged components, these components are deemed to be the same when the parameters enabled in the Component Grouping dialog have the same values. The components are grouped when the BomDoc is set to either the Base or the Consolidated view mode. The values shown above are the defaults, these can not be changed.
Access
To open the dialog, click associated to Component Grouping in the BOM Items region of the ActiveBOM Properties panel.
Options/Controls
- Parameter Name - column of currently available parameters that can be used for grouping.
- Check - this column displays a checkbox for each available parameter. Only the checked parameters are used to group components.
- Defaults - click this button to restore the dialog to installation defaults.
- Add - click to add an additional parameter. After clicking the button, the text
Select parameter
will appear in the list. Double-click on the text to display a list of all parameters detected across all current BOM Items then select the required parameter from the list.