Hi Guys,
great discussion.
I have mentioned before that controlling regen within assembly is required to have fully updated parts after altering parameters. Don’t forget to set these once the working model is done.
PMI is of limited value outside of 3D models as far as I can tell. If someone can correct me I wanna know.
Re BOM. You can use Weldments for creating structures and extract BOM & Cut lists from there - reduces ‘component’ count by being a unique category. It is also fast once you have it sorted. Sketch layout is everything.
You can also custom design profiles if required.
The truck deck project will require layers of detail. I suggest Sub Assemblys that are fabrications are Suffixed _FAB in the file name for clarity. Each new complete FAB will need its own assembly so that at the end you have mostly sub assemblies in the Final assembly. Big projects generate a lot of drawings.
Template for parts and drawings are critical so that all info is captures at part creation.
Cheers