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- You can individually insert any piece of hardware just by dragging and dropping it into your assembly, then selecting the correct configuration. When you drag in the component, you will be given the option to select critical dimensions. Before you finish configuring the component, take time to assign a part number and description. This step is very important, as when you generate a bom for an assembly toolbox components will generate their assigned part numbers and descriptions. By default, these are unassigned so please make sure you assign this information for toolbox components.
- In this example I have inserted in a 1" long, 1/4-20 socket head cap screw. Currrently, we order most of our fasteners from McMaster, so when configuring this fastener, I have pulled the part number and part description from the McMaster catalogue page.
- When inserted into the assembly, toolbox components will be labelled as their file name and configuration. I think this way is pretty easy to read, as you know its a socket head cap screw from file name, and from configuration name you know its a hex drive, 1/4-20 thread 1in long with 1in threaded length.
- However, if you want to change how toolbox components are displayed in the feature manager, click: System Options - General → Hole Wizard/Toolbox → Configure. This opens the toolbox settings page. Click "3 - Define user settings" and you can change what shows up in the FeatureManager and BOM accordingly. Make sure that the file name is used for feature manager, part number is used as part number in BOM, and description is used as description in BOM and that "Create Parts" is selected for new fastener sizes.
- You will need to log into the toolbox settings to save any changes. If so, the password is "uwrobotics"
- You will need to log into the toolbox settings to save any changes. If so, the password is "uwrobotics"
- However, if you want to change how toolbox components are displayed in the feature manager, click: System Options - General → Hole Wizard/Toolbox → Configure. This opens the toolbox settings page. Click "3 - Define user settings" and you can change what shows up in the FeatureManager and BOM accordingly. Make sure that the file name is used for feature manager, part number is used as part number in BOM, and description is used as description in BOM and that "Create Parts" is selected for new fastener sizes.
- You can also configure the part number and description for toolbox components directly in the Toolbox settings page. Aside from clicking "configure" as described above, you can also access toolbox settings just by searching your computer. Click "2 - Customize Hardware". Scroll to your desired hardware, and input the information as necessary. IMPORTANT NOTE: I really don't recommend entering the part numbers this way, as there are tens of thousands of configurations for some part types. It's easy to enter the part number on the wrong configuration, so you are better off to assign part numbers when inserting components.
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