Sources¶

Raw pivot research files were moved from Downloads/pivot/ into:

docs_pivot/_sources/

This page keeps those files indexed and explains how each source was used. The raw files remain in _sources/; the reader-facing synthesis lives in the flat pages in this wiki.

Source Files¶

Source file	Type	Main topic	How it was used
`AI-Enabled CAD, BOM, and Engineering Knowledge Startups Market Map and Strategic Options for RapidDraft.docx`	DOCX	Perplexity market map of CAD/BOM/engineering knowledge startups, competitors, and software references	Primary source for Reference Tools, competitor extraction, and stack-name tracking
`Pivot deep research.md`	Markdown	RapidDraft strategic pivot toward CAD/ERP release handoff	Primary source for the Release Readiness thesis, competitor framing, and recommended direction
`RapidDraft Pivot Deep Research cad erp.docx`	DOCX	CAD-to-ERP, drawing intelligence, release package readiness, competitor map	Primary source for CAD/manufacturing/ERP synthesis
`Chatgpt_Startup Opportunity Research_ Unmet Problems in Mechanical Design, CAD, Manufacturing, Assembly, and.docx`	DOCX	Mechanical design, CAD, manufacturing, assembly, BOM, DFM, supplier workflow pain	Used for opportunity ranking and manufacturing release modules
`Startup Opportunity Research_ Unmet Problems in Mechanical Design, CAD, Manufacturing, Assembly, and.pdf`	PDF	PDF version of mechanical design/manufacturing opportunity research	Treated as a duplicate/evidence pair for the matching DOCX
`Chatgpt_Startup Opportunity Research_ Unmet Problems in FEM_CFD Simulation Engineering.docx`	DOCX	FEM/CFD simulation workflow pain and opportunities	Used for CAE wedges such as geometry cleanup, setup reuse, convergence triage, and reporting
`Startup Opportunity Research_ Unmet Problems in FEM_CFD Simulation Engineering.pdf`	PDF	PDF version of FEM/CFD workflow opportunity research	Treated as a duplicate/evidence pair for the matching DOCX
`chatgpt_Startup Opportunity Research_ Unsolved Problems in FEM, CFD, and CAE Workflows.docx`	DOCX	FEM, CFD, and CAE workflow bottlenecks	Used for CAE synthesis and watchlist opportunities
`Startup Opportunity Research_ Unsolved Problems in FEM, CFD, and CAE Workflows.pdf`	PDF	PDF version of unsolved FEM/CFD/CAE workflow research	Treated as a duplicate/evidence pair for the matching DOCX

Duplicate Pairs¶

Pair	Treatment
Mechanical design/CAD/manufacturing DOCX + PDF	Same research family; DOCX is easier for extraction, PDF remains as source artifact
FEM/CFD unmet problems DOCX + PDF	Same research family; both retained
FEM/CFD/CAE unsolved workflows DOCX + PDF	Same research family; both retained
`Pivot deep research.md` + `RapidDraft Pivot Deep Research cad erp.docx`	Complementary strategic CAD/ERP pivot sources, not simple duplicates

Reader-Facing Routing¶

If you need to answer...	Read
What should RapidDraft pivot toward first?	Opportunity Map
What is the Release Readiness product thesis?	Release Readiness
Which tools, products, and software names did the reports mention?	Reference Tools
What did the CAE research say?	CAE Notes
Where are the raw source files?	This page and `_sources/`

Indexing Decision¶

The raw sources are preserved as source artifacts, but the wiki navigation points to this source register rather than listing each raw file in the sidebar. This keeps the section simple while still making the source inventory searchable and auditable.

Open Questions¶

Should the PDF/DOCX duplicate pairs be converted into normalized Markdown extracts later?
Should the strategic pivot sources be linked from the RapidDraft strategy section after customer discovery validates the Release Readiness direction?
Should CAE research stay in this section, or should selected insights later move into the Autonomous CAE section?