{"id":15100,"date":"2026-01-06T19:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p2programs.com\/dev\/?page_id=15100"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:18:17","slug":"bill-capture-utility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/p2programs.com\/dev\/software-products\/bill-capture-utility\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Capture Utility"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”|40px||40px|false|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”margin:auto;||width:75%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/p2programs.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/p2-programs-conversion-utilities-bc.png” alt=”Conversion Utilities | Bill Capture” title_text=”p2-programs-conversion-utilities-bc” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”18%” width_tablet=”25%” width_phone=”23%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element=”float:left;||margin-right:20px;” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_heading title=”Bill Capture Utility” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#64a5fb” title_font_size=”28px” width=”100%” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”8%|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” title_font_size_tablet=”24px” title_font_size_phone=”20px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_color_all=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”margin:auto;||width:25%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjE1MTI1In19@” button_text=”FREE 30 Day Demo” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_bg_color=”#0c71c3″ custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” button_text_size_tablet=”16px” button_text_size_phone=”12px” button_text_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_text_size__hover=”” custom_padding__hover_enabled=”off|hover” custom_margin__hover_enabled=”off|hover” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#0c71c3″ button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_wc_add_to_cart _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” product=”346″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ show_quantity=”off” show_stock=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_text_size_tablet=”16px” button_text_size_phone=”12px” button_text_size_last_edited=”on|phone” button_bg_color=”#0c71c3″ button_bg_color__hover=”#0c71c3″ button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” text_orientation=”center” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover=”18px”][\/et_pb_wc_add_to_cart][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]This application captures bill of materials (BOM’s) set up on a specific layer in AutoCAD 14 through the latest version of AutoCAD. This application is designed to be used in conjunction with two other products from P2 Programs – the AutoCAD to EJE and the AutoCAD to KISS conversion utilities. This application will only work for drawings that have their BOM’s located on a specific layer and this is the only information that resides on that layer.\n\nThe application consists of six screens shown in Figures 1-6. A short description of each screen and its function in the program follows each figure.\n

Registration Window<\/h4>\n
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Figure 1 – Registration Window<\/p><\/div>\n\nWhen you start the application for the first time, the Registration Form will appear. If you are running this application in the “Demo” mode, enter your Name and Company Name in the fields provided. Enter the word DEMO in both the Serial Number and Password fields. This will allow the application to run in a Demo mode for up to 15 days.\n\nIf you have purchased the package, P2 Programs will issue you a Serial Number and Password. After registration, only a Splash screen will appear when you start the application.\n

Main Application Window<\/h4>\n
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Figure 2 – Capture Application, Capture Tab<\/p><\/div>\n\nThis is the main window in the application. It consists of two tabs – the Capture and Preferences (see Figure 4 on page 4). On the Capture tab, you have two input fields with four push buttons. Each of the input fields and the push buttons are described below.\n

Input Field Descriptions<\/h4>\nLocate Drawing Folder for BOM Capture<\/strong>\nThis input field is where you would specify the folder location of the drawings that you wish to capture their BOM’s. At the end of the capture process, one “ORB” file will exist for each drawing in the specified folder. To locate the folder, use the Browse button to the right of this input field as shown in Figure 3.\n\nSpecify BOM Layer Name<\/strong>\nAs stated at the top of page one, the bill of material must be on its own layer. We suggest using a layer name like BOM or BILL. The layer that you specify must only contain the BOM and nothing else. The lines of the BOM can be on this layer but no other text information may reside on this layer. In any case, you must specify the layer name in this field. When the drawing is opened by this application, it will capture all the information on the layer specified in this field and create an ORB file from that information.\n

Push Button Descriptions<\/h4>\nBrowse<\/strong>\nThis button is used to locate the folder of the drawings that you wish to capture and create ORB files. The window that appears is shown in Figure 3. Use this window to drill down to the folder that contains the drawings you wish to capture. Once the folder is found, click on the OK button to return to the main window.\n\n
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Figure 3 – Capture Tab, Browse Button<\/p><\/div>\n\nCapture<\/strong>\nOnce you have provided all the required information on both the Capture and Preferences tabs, this button is used to start the capture process and will create one ORB file for each drawing in the specified folder.\n\nQuit<\/strong>\nThis button is used to quit the application. The settings on both tab windows will not be saved when exiting the application unless you have clicked on the Save button prior to exiting the application.\n\nSave<\/strong>\nThis button will save all the settings and preferences on both tabs in the application.\n\n

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Figure 4 – Capture Application, Preferences Tab<\/p><\/div>\n

Input Field Descriptions, Preferences Tab<\/h4>\nExecute LISP Program<\/strong>\nThis input field is where you would specify the LISP program to execute during the capture process. It should always be the WriteBOM.Lsp program. This field is used to specify its exact location. Use the Browse button to the right of this field to locate the program file.\n\nFind AutoCAD Program<\/strong>\nThis input field is used to specify the location of the AutoCAD application file. This is needed when you run the capture application outside of AutoCAD so that it can locate the program and launch it to open the drawings. Use the Browse button to the right of this field to locate the AutoCAD application file.\n\nMultiple Drawing Mode in ACAD 2000<\/strong>\nIf you are using AutoCAD 2000 or above and you use the Multi-drawing mode to detail, place a check mark in this box so that all the BOM’s will be captured.\n

Push Button Descriptions<\/h4>\nBrowse, LISP Program<\/strong>\nThis button is used to locate LISP program. The window that appears is shown in Figure 5. Use this window to locate the WriteBOM.Lsp program and then click on the OK button to return to the Preferences tab.\n\n
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Figure 5 – Preferences Tab, Browse LISP Button<\/p><\/div>\n\nBrowse, AutoCAD Application<\/strong>\nThis button is used to locate AutoCAD application file. The window that appears is shown in Figure 6. Click on the OK button to return to the Preferences tab.\n\n

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Figure 6 – Preferences Tab, Browse AutoCAD Button<\/p><\/div>\n\nCapture Execution from Within AutoCAD<\/strong>\n\nWhile in AutoCAD, load the WriteBOM.Lsp application program. You can type one of the following commands at the command prompt to perform the functions described below:\n\nCAPCUR or CAPTURECURRENT – Will prompt you for the layer to capture and then create the ORB file in the same folder as the drawing. The file name will be the same as the drawing but with an ORB extension instead of the typical DWG extension for an AutoCAD drawing.\n\nCAPTURE or ORDBIL – Will launch the Bill of Material Capture Application that is described in this documentation. It is recommended that you not have any of the drawings open that are going to be captured.\n\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This application captures bill of materials (BOM’s) set up on a specific layer in AutoCAD 14 through the latest version of AutoCAD. This application is designed to be used in conjunction with two other products from P2 Programs – the AutoCAD to EJE and the AutoCAD to KISS conversion utilities. This application will only work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180,"parent":25,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"FREE 30 Day DEMO<\/a>\"AutoCad\r\n\r\nThis application converts text files exported out of AutoCad into the proper format for importation into E.J.E.'s Structural Material Manager software.\r\n\r\nThe program consists of seven screens shown in Figures 1 through 7. A short description of each screen and its function in the program follows each figure.\r\n

Main Conversion Screen<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1019\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"425\"]\"AutoCad Figure 1 - Main Conversion Screen[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe window shown in Figure 1 is what appears when the Ac2eje.exe application is executed. The window consists of three input fields and ten push button options.\r\n\r\nInput File Field<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThe Input File field is the location of the source text file that was exported from AutoCad. This file is created within AutoCad by running the ORDBIL.LSP or the ATTRIB.LSP program. You can also specify a wildcard \"*.orb\" or even a wildcard with a path (\"c:ac2eje32dwgs*.orb\") in the input field to process more than one file.\r\nNote: To process more than one file, you must have already created the configuration file for this set of drawings and the ORB files that you are wanting to process. You do this by calling up a single ORB file and then creating the configuration file to match its layout. After completing the process of creating the configuration file, you can then go back and enter a wildcard Input File name.\r\n\r\nLoading LSP Programs in AutoCad<\/span><\/strong>\r\nTo load the LSP programs in AutoCad, click on the File menu bar option, go down and click on the Application menu bar option. If the ORDBIL or the ATTRIB LSP programs are not shown in the \"Files to Load\" window, select the File button and locate the appropriate LSP program to load. If the LSP programs are already listed in the \"Files to Load\" window, highlight the LSP program that you wish to use and select the Load button. Once the LSP program is loaded into memory, you type \"ORDBIL\" at the Command prompt in AutoCad to execute the program. The program will then ask you to window the bill of material (BOM). Be sure to select the column headers in the BOM. After all the entities in the BOM have been selected, press the Enter key to write the data to the ORB file. You must create one ORB file for each drawing that you are wanting to import into EJE.\r\n\r\nOutput Field<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThe Output field is the name of the text file that will be created after the conversion process has been completed. This is also the same file name that you will enter as the import file name in the E.J.E. External Data Interface module. If the output file already exist when you click on the Convert button, you will be prompted to Append, Overwrite or Cancel the conversion process.\r\n\r\nConfig File Field<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThe Config File is the name of the configuration file that will be used in converting the AutoCad data into the E.J.E. format. Multiple configuration files are needed when you have several vendors supplying you with AutoCad ORB files that contain different BOM structures. If you are processing several ORB files (*.orb), they must all conform to the same configuration file. To edit the configuration file, click on the Edit button.\r\n\r\nExample: Vendor A's bill of material contains five columns of data (quantity, material, piece mark, weight and minor piece mark) while Vendor B's bill of material is in a different order (quantity, material, piece mark, minor piece mark and weight). In this case, you would create a different configuration file for each vendor to accommodate the different layouts of the bills.<\/em>\r\n\r\nBrowse Push Buttons<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThese three Browse push buttons are used to locate the desired file and\/or folders. When you click on the Browse button just to the right of the Input File field, you will see Figure 2 just below. Select the ORB file by highlighting the proper file and clicking on the open button. The Browse buttons work the same for the other two fields (Output and Config File) except you should locate the file appropriate to the field being filled with the information that you seeking.\r\n

Open File Window<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1018\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"426\"]\"AutoCad Figure 2 - Open File Dialog[\/caption]\r\n\r\nDisplay Push Button<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThe Display push button will open a window, shown in Figure 3, that contains the information that is found in the current Input File field. If the information appears upside down or backwards from left to right, use the Invert X-Axis or Invert Y-Axis check boxes to change how the input file is displayed in this window.\r\n

Display Orb Window<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1017\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"512\"]\"AutoCad Figure 3 - Display Button[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPreview Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Preview push button will open a window, shown in Figure 4, which contains the information that will be written to the Output file. This option is only available if the Config File field contains a configuration file name and the Input File field contains an ORB file name.\r\n

Preview Button Window<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1016\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"512\"]\"AutoCad Figure 4 - Preview[\/caption]\r\n\r\nConvert Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Convert push button will start the conversion process and when complete, will present a message stating that it is complete. This is the push button you would use to convert the data into an E.J.E. compatible format. An example ORB and its converted output is shown below.\r\n\r\n

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ORB File <\/strong>\r\n

(274.25 184.25 0.0),30'-8
\r\n (274.167 187.258 0.0),LENGTH
\r\n (274.25 179.25 0.0),0'-6
\r\n (274.25 176.75 0.0),1'-0
\r\n (274.25 174.25 0.0),1'-0
\r\n (274.25 181.75 0.0),23'-10
\r\n (274.25 171.75 0.0),1'-0
\r\n (274.25 166.75 0.0),0'-6
\r\n (274.25 169.25 0.0),0'-6
\r\n (274.25 159.25 0.0),29'-7
\r\n (274.25 156.75 0.0),22'-11
\r\n (253.75 187.258 0.0),QTY
\r\n (253.667 184.25 0.0),ONE
\r\n (254.667 179.25 0.0),7
\r\n (254.667 176.75 0.0),2
\r\n (254.833 174.25 0.0),1
\r\n (253.667 181.75 0.0),ONE
\r\n (246.667 187.258 0.0),MARK
\r\n (246.917 184.25 0.0),40B1
\r\n (247.167 179.25 0.0),f37
\r\n (247.25 181.75 0.0),a40
\r\n (247.25 176.75 0.0),k40
\r\n (247.25 174.25 0.0),m40
\r\n (254.667 171.75 0.0),2
\r\n (254.833 166.75 0.0),1
\r\n (254.833 169.25 0.0),1
\r\n (253.667 156.75 0.0),ONE
\r\n (253.667 159.25 0.0),ONE
\r\n (247.333 171.75 0.0),n40
\r\n (247.25 156.75 0.0),b40
\r\n (246.75 159.25 0.0),40B2
\r\n (247.25 169.25 0.0),m40
\r\n (247.25 166.75 0.0),r40
\r\n (260.0 187.258 0.0),DESCRIPTION
\r\n (259.0 179.25 0.0),PL `4 x 5
\r\n (259.0 176.75 0.0),PL `4 x 5
\r\n (259.0 174.25 0.0),PL `4 x 4
\r\n (259.0 169.25 0.0),PL `4 x 4
\r\n (259.0 171.75 0.0),PL `4 x 6
\r\n (259.0 166.75 0.0),PL `4 x 5
\r\n (259.0 184.25 0.0),TS20X4X`6<\/p><\/td>\r\n

ORB File (cont.)<\/strong>\r\n

(259.0 181.75 0.0),TS20X4X`6
\r\n (259.0 159.25 0.0),TS12X6X`6
\r\n (259.0 156.75 0.0),TS12X6X`6
\r\n (281.75 187.258 0.0),REMARKS
\r\n (282.0 184.25 0.0),ROLLED
\r\n (282.75 185.5 0.0),A500
\r\n (282.75 183.0 0.0),A500
\r\n (282.0 181.75 0.0),ROLLED
\r\n (282.0 156.75 0.0),ROLLED
\r\n (282.75 158.0 0.0),A500
\r\n (282.75 160.5 0.0),A500
\r\n (282.0 159.25 0.0),ROLLED
\r\n (274.25 154.25 0.0),0'-6
\r\n (274.25 149.25 0.0),0'-8
\r\n (274.25 151.75 0.0),0'-10
\r\n (274.25 146.75 0.0),1'-0
\r\n (274.25 139.25 0.0),11'-1`6
\r\n (274.25 136.75 0.0),10'-5`4
\r\n (274.25 134.25 0.0),1'-0
\r\n (254.667 154.25 0.0),5
\r\n (254.667 149.25 0.0),5
\r\n (254.25 151.75 0.0),30
\r\n (253.667 146.75 0.0),ONE
\r\n (253.667 139.25 0.0),ONE
\r\n (247.25 154.25 0.0),c40
\r\n (247.25 151.75 0.0),d40
\r\n (247.25 149.25 0.0),e40
\r\n (247.25 146.75 0.0),f40
\r\n (246.75 139.25 0.0),40B3
\r\n (254.833 134.25 0.0),1
\r\n (253.667 136.75 0.0),ONE
\r\n (247.25 136.75 0.0),h40
\r\n (247.25 134.25 0.0),m40
\r\n (259.0 154.25 0.0),L 4x3x`8
\r\n (259.0 151.75 0.0),PL `W x 3
\r\n (259.0 149.25 0.0),PL `6 x 4
\r\n (259.0 146.75 0.0),PL `3 x 6
\r\n (259.0 136.75 0.0),L 3x3x`4
\r\n (259.0 134.25 0.0),PL `4 x 4
\r\n (259.0 139.25 0.0),TS20X4X`6
\r\n (282.083 139.25 0.0),A500<\/p><\/td>\r\n

Converted Output<\/strong>\r\n

40B1 1 TS 320 64 6 5888
\r\n a40 1 TS 320 64 6 4576
\r\n f37 7 PL 4 80 96
\r\n k40 2 PL 4 80 192
\r\n m40 1 PL 4 64 192
\r\n n40 2 PL 4 96 192
\r\n m40 1 PL 4 64 96
\r\n r40 1 PL 4 80 96
\r\n 40B2 1 TS 192 96 6 5680
\r\n b40 1 TS 192 96 6 4400
\r\n c40 5 L 64 48 8 96
\r\n d40 30 PL 12 48 160
\r\n e40 5 PL 6 64 128
\r\n f40 1 PL 3 96 192
\r\n 40B3 1 TS 320 64 6 2134
\r\n h40 1 L 48 48 4 2004
\r\n m40 1 PL 4 64 192<\/p><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\nExport Push Button<\/span><\/strong>\r\nThe Export Text push button will export the data in a delimited format using the tilde '~' as a delimiter between the columns. During the export process, all the fractions and material types will be converted into their proper format from the information found in Figure 7 and Figure 6, respectively. An example of an exported file is shown below.\r\n\r\n

\r\n \r\n \r\n
Export File Example <\/strong>\r\n

40B1~1~TS20X4X 3\/8~30'-8~ROLLED
\r\n ~~~~A500
\r\n a40~1~TS20X4X 3\/8~23'-10~ROLLED
\r\n f37~7~PL 1\/4 x 5~0'-6~
\r\n k40~2~PL 1\/4 x 5~1'-0~
\r\n m40~1~PL 1\/4 x 4~1'-0~
\r\n n40~2~PL 1\/4 x 6~1'-0~
\r\n m40~1~PL 1\/4 x 4~0'-6~
\r\n r40~1~PL 1\/4 x 5~0'-6~
\r\n ~~~~A500<\/p><\/td>\r\n

Export File Example (cont.) <\/strong>\r\n

40B2~1~TS12X6X 3\/8~29'-7~ROLLED
\r\n ~~~~A500
\r\n b40~1~TS12X6X 3\/8~22'-11~ROLLED
\r\n c40~5~L 4X3X 1\/2~0'-6~
\r\n d40~30~PL 3\/4 x 3~0'-10~
\r\n e40~5~PL 3\/8 x 4~0'-8~
\r\n f40~1~PL 3\/16 x 6~1'-0~
\r\n 40B3~1~TS20X4X 3\/8~11'-1 3\/8~A500
\r\n h40~1~L 3X3X 1\/4~10'-5 1\/4~
\r\n m40~1~PL 1\/4 x 4~1'-0~<\/p><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\nExit Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Exit push button will exit the program.\r\n\r\nInvert X-Axis & Invert Y-Axis Check Boxes\r\nThese two check boxes are used to flip the x-axis and\/or y-axis when you click on the Display push button. An example of this window is found in Figure 3.\r\n\r\nEdit Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Edit push button will take you to the Column, Material and Fractions configuration window. This is where you would specify the columns and type of data being converted. For a detailed description of these windows, see the next several sections of this manual.\r\n

Columns Configuration<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1014\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"512\"]\"AutoCad Figure 5 - Column Configuration[\/caption]\r\n\r\nColumn Header Field<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Column Header field is where you would type in the text that appears at the top of a column on your bill of material. For example: If the top of your materials column on your BOM is \"DESCRIPTION\", you would enter this word into the Column Header field. Note: The Column Headers have to be unique and in the order as they are shown on the BOM from left to right. Column headers on the left side of the BOM should be at the top of the list with the ones on the right being at the bottom. For stacked column headers (i.e. \"Ship Mark\" with Ship on one line and Mark underneath), you can use either word in the Column Header field.\r\n\r\nColumn Type List<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Column Type list is used to identify the type of data that this column on the BOM contains. For example, the column that contains the description of the materials (W12x40, etc.) would be identified as \"Material\".\r\n\r\nMost of the types are self explanatory except for the types representing piece marks. There are three types of piece marks, Major PC Mark, Minor PC Mark and Piece Mark. If you identify a column as a \"Major PC Mark\", regardless of the case (upper or lower) of the piece marks in this column, all of the piece marks will be converted to upper case. This is just the opposite for \"Minor PC Mark\". All of the piece marks will be converted to lower case characters if the column is identified as \"Minor PC Mark\". If you use the type \"Piece Mark\", the system will not convert the case of the piece marks in this column. If you used a combination of upper and lower case characters in this column, they will remain the way that you entered them on the BOM.\r\n\r\nFraction Substitution Check Box<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Fraction Substitution check box is used to identify columns of data on the BOM that use fractional substitution characters. If this column of data uses fractions substitution (i.e. a = 1\/16, b=1\/8, etc), click on the box next to the Fraction Substitution text. Be sure to confirm that the codes used for fractions match the codes in the Input File. You can check the fraction character set by clicking on the Fractions tab at the top of the Configuration window. See Figure 7 for more information on the Fractions window.\r\n\r\nAdd Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Add push button is used to add the information in the Column Header, Column Type and Fractional Substitution fields to the list of identified columns on the bill of material. The information will be added to the end of the current list.\r\n\r\nInsert Before Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Insert Before push button is used to add the information in the Column Header, Column Type and Fractional Substitution fields to the list of identified columns before the current location of the cursor in the list of identified columns on the bill of material.\r\n\r\nUpdate Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Update push button is used to update the current selected line in the list with the information in the Column Header, Column Type and Fractional Substitution fields.\r\n\r\nRemove Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Remove push button is used to remove the currently selected line in the list of column types.\r\n\r\nRemove All Push Button<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Remove All push button is used to remove all of the identified column types from the list of column types.\r\n

Material Configuration<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1013\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"512\"]\"AutoCad Figure 6 - Material Configuration[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Materials window, shown in Figure 6, is used to identify all the material type codes found on the bill of material to the conversion utility. The material codes that E.J.E. expects to see upon import are shown to the left of the input fields. The codes that are being used on your BOM should be keyed into the fields beside the E.J.E. codes. When you click on the Convert or Export button on the Main window, the utility will convert the codes in the input fields to their corresponding E.J.E. code during the conversion process.\r\n\r\nYou can enter characters from the extended ASCII character set by holding down the ALT key on your keyboard and keying in the four digit numerical code that represents the character (you must use the numerical keypad for this operation) that is in your bill of material. If the code is only three characters long, proceed the number with a zero.\r\n

Fractional Substitution Configuration<\/h4>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1012\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"512\"]\"AutoCad Figure 7 - Fractions Configuration[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Fractions window, show in Figure 7, is used to identify the characters that represent fractions in the Input File. This window determines the relationship between the characters in the Input File and how you want them represented in a numerical fashion after you click on the Convert or Export buttons on the Main window. If you click on the Case Sensitive box, this will make the test of the substitution characters case sensitive. For example, if the Case Sensitive box has been check, a lower case letter \"a\" is not the same as an upper case letter \"A\". If the Case Sensitive box is not checked, a lower case letter \"a\" is the same as an upper case letter \"A\".\r\n\r\nYou can enter characters from the extended ASCII character set by holding down the ALT key on your keyboard and keying in the four digit numerical code that represents the character (you must use the numerical keypad for this operation) that is in your bill of material. If the code is only three characters long, proceed the number with a zero.\r\n\r\nRules for your Bill of Material<\/strong><\/span>\r\n
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  • You must select the column headers in the BOM (Qty, Description, Weight, etc.) when you run the LSP program in AutoCad.<\/li>\r\n \t
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  • If you use a code to represent a given item (i.e. B for bar), all the drawings processed must use the same code or you will be forced to create a new configuration file for those drawings where you started using a different code (i.e. BAR for bar versus B for bar). You cannot have multiple codes for material types or fractions within a given configuration file.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • For stacked column headers (i.e. \"Ship Mark\" with Ship on one line and Mark underneath), you need to make sure that one of the two column headers is unique to this column. When you identify the column headers on the Columns window, you must use a unique word to identify the column.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"difl_page_category":[],"class_list":["post-15100","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t