The new platform has been designed for modern engineering teams
CAD Rooms, the engineering collaboration platform that powers Wikifactory, has launched its cloud-based Product Data Management (PDM) solution, eliminating the technical silos that engineering teams worldwide face
Built for the modern reality where remote engineering teams have evolved from exception to standard practice, CAD Rooms addresses the collaboration challenges that traditional PDM and PLM solutions cannot solve.
Christina Rebel, CEO of CAD Rooms, said, “Our mission of helping engineers collaborate and innovate has intensified, thanks to customers actively shaping our roadmap. Hardware is hard, but by putting engineers at the centre of our product, we are nailing ways to simplify, delight and elevate workflows in meaningful ways.”
Engineering teams have long faced a choice between expensive legacy CAD systems that create silos or inadequate workarounds that create chaos. CAD Rooms eliminates this choice as the connector that bridges these gaps. Supporting over 30 file formats, including SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CATIA, Rhino, and open standards such as STEP and STL, the platform creates a single source of truth where mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and project managers can collaborate seamlessly on the same product data.
The platform will further expand with integrations with tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, and ClickUp, ensuring discussions and tasks stay aligned with design files. Advanced file locking prevents conflicting modifications while maintaining the precision hardware development demands, giving teams Git-like version control designed for engineering workflows.
Benjamin Kamer, director at BURPG, said, “We thought it would be impossible, but thanks to the switch, we were able to develop a new rocket in under a year. The platform has been wonderful for us. I’ve heard people in our team say it’s amazing multiple times. They’re really, really happy with it.”
While launching as a PDM solution, CAD Rooms is architected as a central digital platform that will expand into full Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capabilities. It offers flexible deployment options, cloud, on-premise, or hybrid, to meet the data sovereignty requirements of industries such as space, automotive, and defence.
