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BOM Item Numbers & Ballooning

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MysteriousDrX

Aerospace
Sep 14, 2011
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I need to use letters as item numbers. I have no choice in the matter.

Is this possible without using overrides?

If not, can I link my balloons to the override value that is actually displayed in the BOM? Currently it will only show me the original numerical value.

I am not going to be happy if I have to use overrides & then manually change the balloon values. CAD should not work that way. I should be able to change it in one place only & have everything else update.
 
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Hmm.

How about getting the balloons to display the cell override values rather than the original entries?

This seems like the real flaw to me.
 
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