PDM2Excel

Description

PDM2EXCEL is a simple yet powerful PDM task add-in that lets you export your PDM BOMs as an xlsx spreadsheet to a location outside or inside your vault. It works with SOLIDWORKS® PDM Professional 2017 or newer.

Demos and Q/A: book one here (Please only use this if you have questions that cannot be answered by information on this page).

Documentation

Terms of Usage

Features:

1. Export your PDM Bill of Materials to a location in and outside your vault.
2. You do not need Microsoft Office to be installed on your computer.
3. Format the exported filename like you would in the Print task. You can use configuration names and variables in the filename.
4. Export all and/or specific configuration.
5. Ignore the @ configuration.
6. Specify which BOM layout to use from.
7. Include the top-level assembly in the final BOM.
8. Export thumbnails as part of the xlsx.
9. Export large thumbnails to a pre-defined location.
10. An unlimited number of tasks.
11. NEW- Added support for handling structural members in Bill Of Materials (cut-list).
12. NEW- Support for virtual components added.
13. NEW- Can save BOM to the original document folder.
14. NEW- Hyperlink the file name column.

All features overview: 

Demo videos:

Installing PDM2Excel and consuming your license

Setting your first BOM export task with PDM2Excel

Demo run of PDM2Excel

PDMExcel V2 – Changes overview