SolidWorks数据云管理插件：OPenBOM

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OpenBOM has variety of options to integrate with SOLIDWORKS. The easiest and simplest way to do so is to install OpenBOM SOLIDWORKS Add-in, which does an excellent job to extract any information from SOLIDWORKS to OpenBOM — Metadata, Image preview, CAD files, PDF / 3D PDF conversation, etc. One of the things you’ve been telling us about the need to update SOLIDWORKS data from OpenBOM.

December 7, 2017 docopenbom Solidworks Comments Off on SOLIDWORKS plug-in installationThe SOLIDWORKS plug-in is available for download from the OpenBOM Dashboard.The SOLIDWORKS and Workgroup PDM (WPDM) plug-in which includes an option to retrieve data from SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM. You can load data from a SOLIDWORKS assembly as well as have an option to migrate data from an entire SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM vault to OpenBOM and to connected cloud storage. Various cloud file storage providers are supported in the current release.
(1) In the OpenBOM Dashboard, click the “Integrations” button and locate the SOLIDWORKS and WPDM plug-in for download.

(2) Click on the desired CAD plug-in link. The plug-in will automatically download to your PC.

(3) Click “Download SOLIDWORKS and WPDM plug-in” from the list of plugins. Once downloaded, install the plug-in with the help of the Install wizard:

(4) Within SOLIDWORKS, the OpenBOM add-in will have been automatically installed. Click it and this is what you should see:

(5) Click the “Settings” gear icon to configure the various export options from SOLIDWORKS to OpenBOM and as desired, to cloud file storage providers. Let’s start by entering your OpenBOM login and password in the configuration dialog:

Choose the desired cloud file storage system you want to connect to your BOM. IMPORTANT: OpenBOM does not extract files from these file storage systems. Rather, OpenBOM exports items extracted from the CAD system, in this case SOLIDWORKS, into the chosen cloud file storage system and references them in OpenBOM via a link. Also, you need to first have an account with the desired cloud file storage system before moving on to the next step…
Once the desired cloud file storage system is selected, click “Authorize” and follow the prompts.


Once you’ve authorized OpenBOM to place BOM items in the desired cloud file storage system you can check Send CAD files to include CAD files. Check Send PDF files to send a 2D or 3D PDF file. When you export a BOM from SOLIDWORKS you can select an option to automatically extract PDF or 3D PDF files and store them in connected cloud storage with links to an appropriate item in a BOM. In the case of Onshape, files will be automatically translated into Onshape native geometry. Checkmark “Send CAD files to cloud” to migrate data from an entire SOLIDWORKS Workgroup PDM vault to OpenBOM and connected cloud storage. Note: If SOLIDWORKS WPDM is not connected, then only the data in the current SOLIDWORKS model will be sent to the connected cloud storage. If you want to include PDFs, click the “Send PDFs:” drop-down menu and select either PDF or 3D PDF for extraction to cloud storage.

Click “OK” when done.
(7) Click “Export (current assembly)” to export your BOM from SOLIDWORKS to OpenBOM (and if selected, to the chosen cloud file storage).

(6) Here is an example, per the steps above, of how your BOM will look. Notice the links to Dropbox. The “PDF File in Dropbox” was automatically added to the BOM. Clicking any link therein will take you directly to Dropbox. Your BOM can now be shared with others.

The BOM view will be that of the BOM you just extracted from SOLIDWORKS. You can add more Properties, share the BOM with others both inside and outside your company.