wannaCAD Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Hi, I am a free-lance mechanical drafter with a problem. I wish someone would be able to help me. A client sends me an assembly file (.iam). In the BOM the components are listed in the way they were assembled. He wants me to document the assembly and send it back to him with a Parts List that has a 'Part Number' column that is sorted alphanumerically and an 'Item' column that starts at '1' and increments by '1'. This is what I do: 1. In the Edit Parts List dialog box I click on the 'Sort' button and in the 'Sort Parts List' dialog box select 'Sort by' Part Number. Then 'OK'. 2. Again in the Edit Parts List dialog box I click on the 'Renumber Items' button which make the numbers in the 'Item' column sort in the ascending order and with blue color. 3. I click on the 'Save Item Overrides to BOM' button and the 'Item' numbers turn black. 4. Finally, I click on 'Apply' then 'OK'. The Parts List now has the desired arrangement. The problem happens after I send the .idw file to my client. On my client's computer the Parts List losses the arrangement I applied and reverts back to the original 'according to assembly' arrangement. How do I make the arrangement I did permanent without sending the assembly file back to my client? Any help will be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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