Configure the packing of similar structure elements

The packing action groups multiple identical components in one level of an assembly. It groups the components that satisfy the packing criteria, which in turn is configured by setting the preferences.

Use the following preferences for configuring the packing of similar structure elements:

1. Configure the packing action to exclude or include the sequence number as the packing criteria by specifying the BOMExcludeFromPackCheck preference.

   Syntax: BOMExcludeFromPackCheck:seqno|none

   • If this preference is set to seqno, find numbers are excluded from the BOM line pack check. It allows the BOM lines with distinct find numbers to be packed.
   • If the preference is set to none, no attributes are ignored during the default pack check. BOM lines must have the same part number and the find number to be packed.

2. Specify additional packing criteria by setting the BOM_Additional_Packing_Criteria preference.

   Syntax: BOM_Additional_Packing_Criteria:property name

   • If only the property name is specified, then lines having the same value for the property are packed.
   • If the property name is followed by a colon, the string after the colon is the value when the pack is not allowed. No string after a colon indicates an empty value.

3. Configure the structures to load with packed elements by default.

   Syntax: PSEAutoPackPref:0/1

   • Set PSEAutoPackPref to 1 to load the structures in the packed view.
   • Set it to 0 to retain the default view as unpacked.

4. Configure the reference designator packing rules.

   Syntax: BOM_Enable_Ref_Designator_Value_Packing:True/false. Default value: True.

   Set the BOM_Enable_Ref_Designator_Value_Packing preference to configure the reference designator packing rules. You can pack or unpack product structure lines that include reference designators. For example, because this preference is set to True by default, eight BOM lines with the reference designators C1, C5, C6, C7, C10, C14, C15, C16 will be packed to one BOM line with the reference designator property C1, C5-7, C10, C14-16.

   The reference designators are shown in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) formats. In the ASME format, the reference designator is shown in the following format: uppercase letter followed by a numeral and a letter as a suffix, for example, S1A.