OpenBOM

Start your product record the same day you kick off design. In OpenBOM, begin by setting up catalogs for mechanical, electrical, and purchased items. Import parts from CSV, PLM/PDM exports, or CAD add-ins, then define properties such as cost, units, manufacturer, supplier, and lifecycle state. Attach drawings, datasheets, and work instructions so every item carries its own context. Build single- or multi-level BOMs by referencing those catalogs, calculate quantities, and drop images in for quick visual cues. The grid feels like a spreadsheet, but with controlled fields, item linking, and built-in validation. Share the BOM with your team or contractors, choose edit or view rights, and co-edit without file conflicts.

Move from concept to release without losing traceability. Use revisions to capture checkpoints; compare two BOM versions to see added, removed, or edited rows and property deltas. Propose a change, route it for review, and apply it when approved so the timeline records who did what and when. Mechanical and electrical teams can keep MCAD and ECAD references alongside the BOM, track design status, and validate updates before they ripple to operations. Permissions restrict sensitive data while still letting manufacturing, quality, and suppliers comment or suggest fixes in real time.

Turn a finished or pre-release BOM into a purchasing plan in minutes. Roll up quantities across levels, include spares and scrap, and let OpenBOM compute demand by date. Map preferred and alternate vendors, capture lead times and price breaks, and auto-create order suggestions or RFQs. Push POs to your ERP, or export clean CSV/PDF for quick buys. As parts arrive, update on-hand balances and lot details, and watch costs refresh at the assembly and product levels. Generate tidy packets—shipping docs, approvals, and compliance summaries—directly from the data tied to each item and revision.

Close the loop on quality and scale to product families. Link inspections, test results, and nonconformances to parts and builds; require sign-offs before release; and rely on the audit trail during reviews. Use platform structures to spin up variants that inherit common content while swapping options. Automate routine field fills and design-from-rules steps to cut manual effort. Preview design intent with built-in visualization tools—or AR previews—to verify fit and orientation before committing a change. When you need summaries, run configurable reports and publish them as PDFs for internal or supplier use. Because it’s cloud-based and updated frequently, your team gets new capability without downtime, and your BOM stays the single source of truth from prototype through production.