Cloud is “buzzing” these days and every place you go, you will hear the word cloud and SaaS. At first, it sounds simple and easy. You don’t need to install the software and it is available to you via the browser. And you don’t need to pay for a license and, instead, using a subscription,…
OpenBOM supports a very powerful and flexible way to manage data in OpenBOM catalogs. In a nutshell, OpenBOM catalogs are a way to store the data about any item and define a specific set of attributes for each item. In such a way you can create a set of catalogs for different types of information…
New OpenBOM App Extension for Onshape was released just a few weeks ago. If you missed our earlier articles, please check it out here – OpenBOM App Extension for Onshape is available. I’m thrilled to share that we are getting tons of feedback from our customers about the new Onshape application. Check our press release…
At OpenBOM we’ve been working with Onshape from the first day Onshape App Store was created. Since that time, we always looked for the best way to integrate the data handover between applications to ensure seamless workflow for users creating Bill of Materials, collaborating between designers, contractors, and suppliers. When we introduced OpenBOM Design to…
I’m super excited to share a completely reworked new OpenBOM user interface. We’ve been sharing some early updates about our work on the OpenBOM user interface. It collected tons of feedback we’ve got from users and customers for the last few years. While I can speak a lot about the new user interface, here are…
If you’re using OpenBOM for Onshape, you probably saw a new user interface icon that came recently straight on the right side of the Onshape user interface next to Onshape configuration and other commands. You’re probably wondering what happens? OpenBOM is in the process of the rollup of a new application extension for Onshape (OpenBOM…
I’m very excited to give you an early preview of what is coming for OpenBOM Onshape customers – OpenBOM App Extension for Onshape. OpenBOM has a completely integrated product with Onshape for the last three years. We gathered a lot of information and experience working with manufacturing companies using both Onshape and OpenBOM. We’ve been…
One of the big differentiation features of OpenBOM is tight integration with engineering and design systems. By doing so, we ensure the easiest way for data to flow between applications, The CAD system data can be seamlessly extracted and transformed into Bill of Materials and related information. To support CAD integrations, OpenBOM we use continuously…
CAD systems and files are one of the most sources of information you can get data to start creating Bill of Materials, to build a database of items, find information about suppliers, and many other things. Therefore, at OpenBOM we strategically position ourselves to build the best in class CAD integrations capable to extract all…
This is part 3 of my video blog about how OpenBOM can help to Engineers. Today, I will talk about how OpenBOM can help you to generate and share files attached to BOMs. In the previous videos, I explained how OpenBOM can create BOM automatically from the CAD system and keep it in sync. Also…