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Source Corpus

This page inventories the current source set for the SOMIC pilot section.

Scope Rule

The section now contains eight core pilot sources plus one supplemental reverse-engineering addendum for demo-part selection.

Completeness rules used for this section:

  • every source file appears on this page
  • every source file has a digest in Source Digests
  • every normalized option lists one or more evidence sources in Options Catalog
  • every source file appears in Coverage Map

Inventory

File Format Source family Primary theme Classification Notes
claude_solidworksPDM.md Markdown Claude PDM gaps and integration path PDM-specific Strong on practical phasing: watched folder, then PDM API, then deeper native integration.
claude_somic_pilot_strategy.docx DOCX Claude SOMIC-focused demo plan Hybrid Most concrete demo script and shortest sprint narrative.
deepresearch_report_solidworkspdm.docx DOCX Deep research Engineering-artifact audit plus pilot blueprint Hybrid Strongest source for separating evidence from assumption.
deepresearch_report_somic.docx DOCX Deep research SOMIC account research plus focused sprint SOMIC-general Strongest statement of the revision-before-release wedge.
gpt_solidworkspdm.md Markdown GPT SolidWorks PDM explainer plus integration choices PDM-specific Strong option framing: add-in, task add-in, or file listener.
Perplexity_solidworks_PDM.md Markdown Perplexity SolidWorks PDM architecture explainer PDM-specific Mostly background and terminology, less direct pilot prioritization.
Perplexity_SOMIC Packaging deep dive and RapidDraft pilot focus.md Markdown Perplexity SOMIC product deep dive plus variant-oriented pilot SOMIC-general Strongest advocate for SOMIC 434 and QuickChange flavored framing.
perplexity_usesolidworkspdm_withrapiddraft.md Markdown Perplexity How RapidDraft could leverage PDM PDM-specific Strongest source for workflow-triggered analysis, metadata use, and analytics extensions.
Reverse-engineering SOMIC's product architecture into realistic CAD parts for RapidDraft review.docx DOCX Reverse-engineering addendum Concrete SOMIC-like parts, revision scenarios, and realism checks Supplemental Best source for choosing which representative SOMIC parts to model first without changing the core pilot wedge.

Source Family Summary

SOMIC-general sources

These are strongest on SOMIC's business reality, product lines, and demo framing:

  • deepresearch_report_somic.docx
  • Perplexity_SOMIC Packaging deep dive and RapidDraft pilot focus.md

PDM-specific sources

These are strongest on how versions, revisions, workflows, and add-ins actually work:

  • claude_solidworksPDM.md
  • gpt_solidworkspdm.md
  • Perplexity_solidworks_PDM.md
  • perplexity_usesolidworkspdm_withrapiddraft.md

Hybrid sources

These bridge SOMIC's operating model and the product plan:

  • claude_somic_pilot_strategy.docx
  • deepresearch_report_solidworkspdm.docx

Reliability Notes

The corpus is useful, but not internally uniform.

  • The most reliable strategic sources are deepresearch_report_somic.docx and deepresearch_report_solidworkspdm.docx.
  • The most useful tactical planning source is claude_somic_pilot_strategy.docx.
  • The clearest integration taxonomy comes from gpt_solidworkspdm.md.
  • The least decisive source for pilot ranking is Perplexity_solidworks_PDM.md, which is more background than decision memo.

Cross-Source Agreements

  • revision-before-release is the strongest SOMIC wedge
  • change summary is essential
  • release-readiness checks should be deterministic and exportable
  • PDM can become valuable later, but should not block the first demo
  • DFM is useful, but strongest as a secondary layer unless anchored to SOMIC parts
  • QuickChange, CORAS, folding, gluing, and conveyor interfaces are the most believable places to anchor SOMIC demo geometry

Cross-Source Disagreements

  • whether SolidWorks + SolidWorks PDM is confirmed or merely assumed
  • whether the first pilot should center on artifact review or a broader SOMIC 434 format-variant story
  • how much issue workflow needs to exist in the first sprint
  • whether cost estimation deserves any meaningful airtime in the first demo

Supplemental Addendum Note

The reverse-engineering addendum is useful in a narrower way than the core pilot sources. It does not change the ranked recommendation. It helps answer a different question:

If we need representative CAD assets for the demo, which parts will feel most native to SOMIC?

Open Questions

  • Should the next pass normalize the two DOCX sources into markdown inside _sources, or keep them as downloadable artifacts?
  • Do we want to preserve the distinction between SOMIC-general and PDM-specific sources once the pilot scope is locked?

Sources