I am just curious if there is a way to have the BoM report and sum things like counterbores and cuts. My boss want's the Alibre generated BoM to automatically sum and total all of the machining costs. I've experimented by making what we call "vitural parts". These virtual parts are the exact size and depth of something like a counterbore. I hide them in the drawing, but Alibre will still see it on the BoM. I am assuming that the cost per cut/drill/etc. would have to be added after we export the CSV.
In general this process is not very user friendly. My main question is...is there a way to include machining steps in the BoM. Secondarily, is there a way to have Alibre attach a cost to each machining step?
Many thanks!
In general this process is not very user friendly. My main question is...is there a way to include machining steps in the BoM. Secondarily, is there a way to have Alibre attach a cost to each machining step?
Many thanks!