OpenBOM supports the import of a BOM inside an already existing Bill of Materials in OpenBOM allowing you to capture and manage changes done outside of the OpenBOM environment. In a simple scenario, you can export Excel file and send it […]
OpenBOM supports the import of a BOM inside an already existing Bill of Materials in OpenBOM allowing you to capture and manage changes done outside of the OpenBOM environment. In a simple scenario, you can export Excel file and send it […]
Solidworks integration with OpenBOM includes OpenBOM plug-in for Solidworks and File Explorer integration. The majority of this document covers the first one – OpenBOM plug-in for Solidworks. At the end, you can find a special chapter covering File Explorer integration. […]
So you’re a newly registered user to OpenBOM. Thank you!! You log in and this is the what you see: You may ask yourself, “How do I get started?” A good way to do so is to dive right in […]
Creating a Part Catalog and controlling and managing Part Numbers will help you accomplish more efficient workflows: By using a Part Number template to define Part Numbers; An option for Part Number auto-generation; and Control over Part Number uniqueness Here’s […]
Filters are an effective way to quickly view only those items or components in your Bill of Materials with certain values, especially with BOMs that contain 100s or 1000s of items or components. Here’s how to filter a BOM. 1. […]
When extracting a BOM from a CAD system, OpenBOM grabs all properties from assemblies and components. This is true for Part Lists, Single-level and Multi-level BOMs. For example, here’s a BOM extracted from SOLIDWORKS: Let’s say you only wish […]
You can generate multi-level BOMs from your CAD system. Here’s how. First of all, please ensure you have updated your CAD plugin(s). That’s important to take advantage of the new multi-level option for the CAD plugin. Read up on the […]
An Order BOM helps engineers and manufacturing teams to order parts and perform initial production planning. Initial production planning involves creating a planning BOM (order BOM) to manage the right quantities and coordinate the ordering process internally in a company and externally […]
Follow these steps to get started importing BOMs to OpenBOM from KeyCreator: Download the openBoM plugins for KeyCreator (a .zip file) by clicking, here. (1) Configure OpenBOM in KeyCreator: Use your OpenBOM account credentials (email and password): Select desired BOM […]
We suggest you start by reading this post which will walk you through plug-in installation and configuration: openBoM nuts and bolts for SOLIDWORKS assemblies, components, and BOM tables Watch his video to see how to import a BOM to openBoM […]
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