How to Use Footers in BricsCAD Mechanical BOM Tables

Quick answer: A Bill of Materials table supports a footer row; choose which columns form it by setting a Footer type for each, resolving the Footer type option covered on this hub’s BOM Manager page.

The Five Footer Types

• No footer: excludes the column from the footer row entirely.
• Sum: totals every value across each individual component instance. Worth noting carefully: this isn’t the same as simply summing the values displayed in the table, since each component’s actual quantity factors into the total.
• Average: averages the values across each individual component.
• Minimal: shows the smallest value across each individual component.
• Maximal: shows the largest value across each individual component.

For formula fields specifically, the source describes all four calculating footer types (Sum, Average, Minimal, and Maximal alike) using the identical phrase “the sum of values for Quantity=1 is used,” which reads oddly for Average, Minimal, and Maximal in particular, likely a copy-paste artifact in the source rather than a genuine description of four different behaviours, worth being aware of if the footer values on a formula column don’t match expectations.

If every column in the table is set to No footer, the footer row doesn’t display at all. Formula and template columns support footers too, the same as regular ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Sum footer type just add up every value shown in the table? No, it accounts for each component’s actual quantity rather than simply summing the displayed values, so the result can differ from what you’d get by manually adding the visible cells.

Can I add a footer to a formula or template column, not just a regular one? Yes, both support footers the same way regular columns do.

What happens to the footer row if every column is set to No footer? It doesn’t display at all.

Where do I set a column’s footer type? Via its Footer type property in the BOM Manager.