Design, CAD & BOMs

How to generate a BOM from SolidWorks

SolidWorks shops already have structured assemblies. The waste is exporting a BOM and massaging it for the shop. Spectr includes SolidWorks among the design tools it can import from, then tracks each unique product through the rest of the job.

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Key facts

A SolidWorks BOM is a design structure. The shop still needs project allocation, inventory, and ship status.
Spectr’s public design page names SolidWorks alongside AutoCAD and Rhino.
Unique architectural parts should not become a permanent item master of thousands of dead SKUs.
Cutlists and inventory allocation stay connected to the project record.

How shops handle this

Decide which configuration is issued
Configurations are how SolidWorks shops accidentally fabricate last week’s part.
Import and generate Spectr products
Do not paste the SolidWorks table into Excel “to make it usable.”
Map hardware and bought-outs
Fasteners and gaskets need the same project home as the panel they serve.
Issue when purchasing can trust it
A BOM that is still a conversation is not ready for a PO.

Common questions

Our weldments already have cut lists.

Keep them as engineering output. The ERP should still own whether that length was cut, packed, and shipped.

Can we skip CAD import and type the BOM?

You can type. You will reintroduce the error Spectr is meant to remove.

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