Check out these engaging sessions with the OpenBOM team to learn how to better manage your product data, streamline your business processes, and help you make informed decisions for your business.
Mastering OpenBOM for Solidworks, Part II
This is the second part of our OpenBOM-Solidworks Best Practices webinar presented by OpenBOM Director Of User Experience, Steve Hess. In this webinar, we discuss classifications, templates and bi-directional properties
Mastering OpenBOM for Solidworks, Part I
Take a deep dive into creating Bills of Material from Solidworks with OpenBOM. We will cover Multi-Level BOM of product structure, using Catalogs and Templates to (pre)define formulas and cost rollups, marking your Solidworks items as “Purchased” or “Phantom” Assemblies and keeping them out of your BOMs, sending property values back to Solidworks from your BOM, capturing Part Numbers from Solidworks and more.
OpenBOM Multi-Level BOM
In this webinar, we demonstrate how to create a multi-level BOM in OpenBOM. It includes basic definitions of BOMs, single-level BOM, Multi-level BOM, navigation and best practices of how to create BOMs
OpenBOM Templates
In this webinar, you will learn how to work with templates.
OpenBOM Formulas and Calculations
In this webinar, we continue explaining new formula features that have been introduced. Here is a short list: formulas in catalogs, support for formulas in templates, and automatic formula in rows. We deep dive into new formula and calculation features.
BOM Revisions: Methods to Get Started Managing Revisions of Bills of Materials
In this webinar, we discuss the basic principles of revision management in BOM structures. It covers item revisions, BOM structures, and the impact of a new revision.
How to Escape Excel? Data Migration is Hard, Moving Your BOM from Excel to the Cloud Shouldn’t Be
In this webinar, we discuss best practices and useful tricks on how to escape the Excel universe of BOM management and manage product data in a structured way. It covers examples of import data from various Excel formats and organization of BOMs, catalogs, and properties with examples.
What Are the Various ‘Types’ of BOMs, and Which is Best Suited for My Needs?
In this webinar, we review commonly used types of BOMs with some examples: part lists, single-level BOMs, multi-level BOMs, and flattened BOMs (or rollups).
Techniques for Managing Purchased Assemblies like Pumps, Bearings, Motors, etc. in Bills of Materials
In this webinar, we discuss the techniques of purchase assembly management in the bill of materials.
Sharing Your BOM on its Way Through Your Organization: Who Gets What
In this webinar, we teach you how to share BOM information with different people in the organization. Everyone needs BOM data, but not everyone needs it in the same way. You’ll learn the typical roles of people in an organization and how you can identify them properly.
Who’s Who in Creating an Effective BOM Process?
In this webinar, we discuss who is typically involved in the process of BOM creation.
What is a Bill of Materials? What Does it Contain and Why is it Important?
In this ‘back-to-the-basics’ webinar, you will learn what important elements of bills of materials data are, properties, relationships, and how to make it work for your company.
How to Manage Data About Parts in the Bill of Materials
In this webinar, we share information about the fundamentals of BOM management: data organization, properties, relationships. You’ll learn what an item (part reference) is, what item usage (part instance) is, and what properties are applied to both and how to manage it in the best way.
PDFs, Specs, and Links, and How Do They Fit into my BOM?
In this webinar, you will learn how to manage documents together with your BOM.
Managing Changes in Bills of Materials
This webinar is an introduction to BOM management and change management.
Multiple BOMs
In this webinar, you will learn how to manage BOMs over various disciples and demands within your company: EBOM, MBOM, PBOM, XBOM.
Non-Modeled Parts in BOMs
In this webinar, you will learn how to manage non-3D model parts in BOMs.
BOMs on Drawings: Still a Good Idea or is There a Better Way?
In this webinar, we discuss the pros and cons of placing BOMs in drawings.
Interchangeable Part Revisions in BOMs: Is This a Revision or a New Part?
In this webinar, you will learn BOM management related to part numbers, revisions, and interchangeability.
Part Numbers: Intelligent or Just Numbers?
In this webinar, you will learn how to assign part numbers, compare intelligent vs non-intelligent part numbers, and some tips on how to organize part numbering schemas.
BOM Management: Blending Design and Business Data into a Sensible BOM
In this webinar, you will learn to make sense of the properties and data which your company needs in BOMs. We examine the challenges of uniting CAD/product structure, costs and vendors, and final assembly requirements into a single sensible BOM.
BOM vs Product Structure
Creating a Well-Organized BOM
In this webinar, you will learn how to create a well-organized BOM and what is needed for part identification, catalogs, cost rollup, and other related information.
Mastering OpenBOM Formulas, Totals, and Rollups
In this webinar, you will learn about bill of materials calculations such as totals and rollups. We demonstrate how OpenBOM can make calculations and formulas.