How to get data (Drawings incl. BOM) into a ERP system?

René_Sartorio

What does the process of transferring Drawings incl. BOM to your ERP system with Onshape currently look like?

Our current with SolidWokrs process looks like this:

         Drawing with BOM is created. PDF is created. Email is sent to the department with drawing. Department must copy the BOM manually. Article is created.

 In my opinion, this way of working is totally outdated and flawed.

I really believe that some smart people at Onshape have thought about how to improve this process. I hope that I will not be disappointed.

I also found an old discussion:

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/1561/how-to-make-boms-awesome/p2

This is also interesting to vote up:

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/16040/bom-export-for-easy-use-with-plm-erp-software

 

I am curious which ways you are currently pursuing.

alnis

Hi Rene,

Currently the easiest (albeit manual) way to export a BOM from Onshape is to use the CSV export tool:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/bill_of_material.htm#Export

If you want to set up something automated, please check out the Get Bill of Materials API endpoint:
/assemblies/d/:did/[wvm]/:wvm/e/:eid/bom

Drawings can also be exported automatically:
/drawings/d/:did/[wv]/:wv/e/:eid/translations

Use the API Explorer to check these out:
https://appstore.onshape.com/apps/Utilities/WOUI6RB5BTJJIZALI7BQ6HT5GTVXOFXX4X5K7FQ=/description

This will likely require some scripting to integrate with your company's ERP system, but the data it provides is machine-readable and the transfer & synchronization can be fully automated.

If you would like some help with this, please let me know what your company's ERP system is and I can point you towards some additional resources.

Please let me know if you have any other questions! Feel free to send me a direct message or email me at asmidchens@onshape.com (it may show as replying from asmidchens@ptc.com) are both great ways to reach me.