Aletiq manages three types of bills of materials from CAD files:

1️⃣ Part bills of materials ➡️CadBOM

2️⃣ Product definition bills of materials ➡️eBOM

3️⃣ Product manufacturing bills of materials ➡️ mBOM

CAD files are automatically detected in the Aletiq web app when imported.

🧩 From a CAD assembly (Catia, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.), Aletiq builds the CadBOM (parts list).

🔗 Each part in Aletiq is linked to the CAD file it contains, but the files can only be edited in 3D CAD software.

☁️ Aletiq's CAD plug-in creates a bridge between the CAD software and the web app, allowing you to take advantage of the cloud to manage and edit your parts.

Created automatically in the Aletiq web app from CAD files. Certain components may be ignored (e.g. context elements).

📂 Identical to the CAD bill of materials, but stripped of non-essential components.

👁️ Available from the Part to which it is linked.

🏷️ If the Part belongs to a Product (article or tooling), the CadBOM can also be viewed in the Product Definition tab.

When an assembly is loaded into Aletiq for the first time, some links to its parts may be missing or unrecognised. Even after importing these parts separately, the links are not always repaired automatically. In this case, the CadBOM must be completed manually.

⚠️ Missing parts are indicated by a yellow dot next to the revision.

🖱️ Click on ‘Complete the BOM’ from the parts view or the parts detail pane (...).

🔍 Manually search for and link the parts (previously created in the Aletiq web app) if they have not been detected automatically.

This is the representative nomenclature for a product, which may include additional components compared to the CadBOM, mainly unmodelled elements such as electronics, glue or paint. The eBOM can be viewed from the product definition.

The bill of materials represents the structure used for the production of a product. It is linked to a manufacturing process and describes all the components required for assembly, including consumables (adhesives, screws, lubricants, packaging, etc.).

Unlike the design bill of materials (CadBOM or eBOM), the mBOM reflects industrial reality by incorporating the assembly sequence, tools and materials used on the production line.