BOM files: what are they and how do I open them?
Are you facing difficulties opening unknown files on your computer, or wondering exactly what this file is?
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.bom file type #1: Apple Mac OS X Bill of Materials
A bom file extension is associated with the Apple Mac OS X. File is created by Mac OS X Installer and uses a file system "bill of materials" to determine which files to install, remove, or upgrade.
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The bom file extension is associated with the Apple Mac OS X operating system. File is created by Mac OS X Installer.
The Mac OS X Installer uses a file system "bill of materials" to determine which files to install, remove, or upgrade. A bill of materials, bom, contains all the files within a directory, along with some information about each file.
File information includes: the file's UNIX permissions, its owner and group, its size, its time of last modification, and so on. Also included are a checksum of each file and information about hard links.
Mac OS X's bill of materials format is not compatible with formats from older operating systems.
The bill of materials file appeared in NeXTSTEP to support installation. The file format was updated and extended for Mac OS X 10.0. The format was extended to support 64 bit file sizes with OS X 10.3.
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Mac OS X
Unix-based operating system for Apple Mac computers
macOS
A Unix-based desktop operating system for Apple Mac computers
Xcode
IDE used for development of app in Objective-C programming language
.bom file type #2: Liaison Delta business object model
A bom file extension is related to the Liaison Delta business object model format.
Further details:
The bom file extension is associated with the Liaison Delta (formerly known as SoftShare Delta).
Liasion Delta is universal data translator. Delta BOM file is used to store business object model data.
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Liaison Delta
A universal data translator
.bom file type #3: OrCAD Schematic Capture bill of materials output data
A bom file extension is related to the OrCAD (formerly MicroSim PCBoard) and used for its bill of materials output files.
Further details:
The bom file extension is associated with OrCAD (formerly MicroSim PCBoard) Schematic Capture. OrCAD Capture is design entry for PCB development.
OrCAD Capture creates bill of materials (BOM) outputs, drawing on the information contained in the schematic database.
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Cadence OrCAD Capture
A professional PCB development software
Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS
OrcCAD Capture CIS (component information system) is extended Cadence OrCAD Capture
.bom file type #4: Pro/ENGINEER temporary file
Files with bom extension are used by the Pro/ENGINEER (Creo Parametric) modeling software. They are temporary data file formats.
Further details:
The bom file extension is associated with the Pro/ENGINEER (Creo Parametric) modeling software. Pro/ENGINEER bom files store temporary data that are only for inter-process use of Pro/ENGINEER application. After the work with application is finished, temporary files can be deleted by application, or by user.
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Pro/Engineer (Creo Elements/Pro)
Set of 3D CAD/CAM/CAE design tools from PTC
Creo Parametric
A complete 3D modeling software solution by PTC