VIDEO: OpenBOM Grid Editing Improvements

Oleg Shilovitsky
Oleg Shilovitsky
12 July, 2022 | 2 min for reading
VIDEO: OpenBOM Grid Editing Improvements

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. This is my favorite statement by Leonardo Da Vinci. When we thought about OpenBOM for the first time, our vision was to mix the complexity of the PLM and BOM management environment with the simplicity of data editing and manipulation of Excel (or Google Spreadsheets). At OpenBOM, we are obsessed with the simplification of traditional PLM environments. We created OpenBOM collaborative user experience, which helps everyone to work together faster and more efficiently.

 

OpenBOM Grid Improvements 

It is the very first public preview of the OpenBOM grid user interface and copy/ paste capabilities. Here is the deal… OpenBOM’s engineering team have been working hard to bring a new level of editing and collaboration. We are improving OpenBOM collaborative grid editing capability to make it faster and more powerful. 

In this short video, you can see the first preview of coming improvements in OpenBOM’s grid editing capabilities 

  1. faster editing
  2. copy/paste arrays of data
  3. multiple image copy / paste
  4. multiple types of data copy /paste

The image above gives you an idea of how much easier it will be to manage data now using new grid capabilities (which will be coming soon online). 

Video Demo

Please watch the following video to give you a first impression of what is coming and how new grid editing capabilities in OpenBOM will simplify your everyday life of editing BOMs. 

What is my conclusion? 

Simplicity is a powerful thing. Think about multiple layers of complexity, which are included in a simple grid provided by OpenBOM. You have (1) Item editing; (2) BOM editing; (3) custom attribute; (4) calculations; (5) revisions and (6) sourcing. All these functions including full data modeling complexity are placed in a single OpenBOM collaborative editing user interface capable of providing near “Excel” speed and near “Google Spreadsheet” capabilities, while managing a full complexity of product structure and BOM data model. Check this out, I’m sure you will like it. 

REGISTER FOR FREE and start a 14-day trial to check how OpenBOM can help you and your team today. 

Best, Oleg 

Related Posts

Also on OpenBOM

4 6
4 September, 2026

Importing product data has always been one of the most frustrating parts of engineering and manufacturing software. The reason is...

4 September, 2026

Yesterday, I introduced the new OpenBOM Product Tour and showed how OpenBOM connects the product development lifecycle from CAD files...

3 September, 2026

Imagine it is three days before an important product launch, prototype build, qualification milestone, or customer delivery. Here is how...

2 September, 2026

Over the last few years, OpenBOM has grown substantially. Many people first discover us because they need a better way...

28 August, 2026

Building products is a complex process. One topic that comes very often across what we do at OpenBOM is information...

27 August, 2026

Customization has always been part of enterprise and manufacturing software, and it has always been the expensive part. Every company...

26 August, 2026

This is the sixth and final article in our series on selecting the right engineering platform. In the first article,...

25 August, 2026

This is the fifth article in our series on selecting the right engineering platform. In the first article, How to...

21 August, 2026

This is the fourth article in our series on selecting the right engineering platform. In the first article, How to...

To the top