: How do you reorder parts in the BOM of the drawing? The BOM is
: created using part and assembly paremeter values and region to create
: the ballons. The parameter in the drawing to drive the item in the
: BOM is &rpt.index, but I can't seem locate this file.
Rpt.index is a pretty passive fellow. He doesn't drive anything. He isn't even a
file. He is just a report parameter. And he simply reports 'last man standing' and
the order that *something else* (probably a default sort order, like asm.mbr.name,
ascending) used to order the table entries.
You, the intelligent actor here, can set deliberate sorts with 'Table>Repeat
region>Sort region' and pick your repeat region to sort on. It will ask for a
parameter. You can specify anything, even one that isn't a column in the table ~
for example a component or part parameter, such as THIS_ORDER which is an integer
of values 1 thru 6: 1 for assemblies, 2 for subassemblies, 3 for designed parts,
4 for purchased parts/assemblies, 5 for bulk items, 6 for 'don't show'. Make up
your own order, this is just a technical question of methodology. In the end, you
have to manually set these, in the part or assembly, yourself as a part or
component parameter. It's not as hard as it sounds; it just comes down to
systematic and rigorous procedures.
David Janes
