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PLM Was Built for MCAD. OpenBOM Is Building What Comes Beyond PLM

Oleg Shilovitsky
Oleg Shilovitsky
11 May, 2026 | 0 min for reading
PLM Was Built for MCAD. OpenBOM Is Building What Comes Beyond PLM

This is a deliberate architectural choice, not a roadmap promise. The data model was built to be source-neutral from the beginning. CAD files are inputs. Structured, connected product knowledge is the output. The distinction between those two things is what separates a file management tool from a product memory platform.

CAD is the source. Product data and product memory is the destination.

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