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Notes on engineering data, version control, and the tools that move it.
Version Control for Engineering Data: How OpenVault Makes It Work
Engineering teams have version control tools. Most are server-bound and built for enterprise overhead. OpenVault brings Git's workflow to CAD and engineering data, built for engineers who want to move fast.
Read more →File Versioning in Engineering. Why It Matters and How to Build It
Every engineering team carries the cost of poor file versioning: lost edits, unclear history, and no audit trail. We'll look at what good versioning actually does, the naming trap, and a practical path from shared drives to real version control.
Read more →BOM Version Control: Keeping Bills of Materials Coherent
Bills of materials drift away from the designs they describe. Spreadsheet BOMs live in isolation, updated by hand. Versioning BOMs alongside CAD keeps the design and its parts list synchronized, coherent, and auditable.
Read more →Git LFS for engineering
Git LFS lets engineering teams version large binary files without bloating their repository. Learn how it works, common pitfalls, and how OpenVault configures it automatically for CAD, drawings, and simulation data.
Read more →Version Control for STEP Files: A Clean Git Workflow for Mechanical Design
STEP files are the lingua franca of mechanical engineering. They disappear into chaos on shared drives fast. Here's how to version them with Git, keep full history, and see exactly what changed.
Read more →Git for CAD Files: Why Engineers Reach for Git, and How to Make It Work
Git solved version control for software. CAD teams want the same thing, but plain Git struggles with binary files. Git LFS bridges that gap, and OpenVault wraps it into a CAD-aware workflow that just works.
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