See why teams prefer to manage 50M+ designs on Bild over SolidWorks PDM

Spend less time managing CAD and get more time innovating with robust version control, BOM management, and streamlined supplier collaboration

See how Bild stacks up against the competition

Based on G2 and public reviews

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Check Out/In
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Data Storage
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Data Sharing
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Local File Sync
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Custom Metadata
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Unlimited Versioned Data
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Automatically Create BOMs from Assemblies
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Enterprise-grade CAD Viewer
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Performance
Unthrottled Upload/Download Speeds
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Can Support Large Assemblies
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No Impact to CAD Design Tools
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Automation
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Instant BOM Creations from Assemblies
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Reads in Native Design Properties
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Automatically Generate STEP/STL
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Integrated into the Bild Platform

Bild's BOMs are connected to your PDM vault, SolidWorks PDM's are not

Bild BOM management interface showing an indented bill of materials with part numbers, revision levels, material types, quantities, and costs.

Leverage Bild's connected PDM vault and PLM databases to instantly create complex product BOMs. Parent/child, quantities, and costs automatically are generated based on model definitions

PDM Vault
Automatically capture new revisions, updated quantities, thumbnails, and new components

PLM Database
Instantly pull in custom properties, configurations, supplier information, and more

Bild's one-click BOM creation automatically creates BOMs for assemblies, pulling real-time information from data cards - and even creates CSV exports

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Faster BOM creations

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Automatic BOM creations in Bild

Save time creating complex BOMs from assemblies

Check Out & Check In Workflows

Check out and check in designs seamlessly

Never overwrite a design again. Create robust document control with check in and check out workflows that match the speed of your innovation.

Access your designs through your web browser or through our desktop application, enabling cross-functional collaboration.

Lock Designs
Ensure other designers are not updating models by checking out a design and gaining access - other designers can still open up the model in read-only mode

Cancel Check Outs
Admin permissions enable users to cancel other team member's check outs

Track every update from beginning to end and ensure collaboration is always on the latest version of your designs.

Metadata changes, file updates, renames, and moves also create a new version block.

Gain confidence in your process with the ability to rollback to previous revisions. A more robust audit trail has never exists.

Automatically increment version number with check ins

Recover older versions without deleting any history

Add commit notes to each version block

Version Control

Capture every design change

Bild project file directory for a bicycle brake assembly, featuring cloud-based version control, part number tracking, and a revision history showing approved and released CAD updates.