How Smiverk works — from first sketch to factory floor

The failures we've all lived through — and won't repeat.

Wrong revision on the line

A supplier builds from an old STEP file because nobody could tell which one was current. Smiverk keeps every part on a single versioned timeline, so the latest approved revision is always the one on screen.

Feedback lost in email and Slack

Screenshots pile up, decisions never land back on the model. On the Smiverk canvas, comments, tasks and approvals sit directly on the model version they're about.

BOM and CAD drift apart

The spreadsheet says one connector, the CAD says another. Smiverk links BOM lines to file versions so a change in one shows up in the other, before the PO goes out.

Compliance scramble before audit

Certificates, test reports and sign-offs live in a shared drive nobody trusts. Smiverk stores decisions with an audit trail so the evidence is already there when the auditor arrives.

Four steps, one connected source of truth.

Bring your files in

Start a project, upload CAD, BOMs, datasheets and references. Versioning is on from the first drop.

CAD and BOM upload with automatic version history
Link external files and URLs alongside native uploads
AI import turns messy folders into structured parts

Review together on the canvas

Drop model versions on an infinite canvas. Talk about the actual geometry, not a screenshot of it.

Model refs, notes, shapes, drawings, images and connectors
Snap-to-align on drop keeps placements tidy
Live cursors, presence and shared snapshots

Decide and sign off

Turn conversations into tasks and approvals. Every decision is attached to the version it applies to.

Assign tasks with per-user notification preferences
Snapshot the board before locking a revision
Full audit trail of who changed what and when

Hand off to manufacturing

Share exactly the revision you approved — nothing more, nothing older.

Signed share links and QR prints for the shop floor
Role-based access so suppliers see only their scope
Email + Slack notifications when a revision moves

The full toolkit, not a demo.

Files & versions

CAD & BOM upload
Native uploads with automatic version history.
File links
Reference drives, PDMs and datasheets alongside uploads.
AI import
Drop a folder, get a structured part list.

Canvas

Model refs
Pin any file version to the canvas.
Notes, shapes, drawings
Explain intent without leaving the board.
Connectors & snapshots
Diagram flow, freeze a decision.
Snap on drop
Grid snap and neighbor alignment keep boards tidy.

Collaboration

Comments & assignees
Everything actionable ends up as a task.
Live presence
See who is on the board and where they're looking.
Share links & QR
Give the factory a read-only view of the right revision.

Notifications

In-app & email prefs
Per-user control over what pings you and where.
Delivery logs
Debug failed sends without leaving the app.
One-click unsubscribe
Personal opt-out with a signed token.

Integrations

Slack notifications
Shared channel or personal DMs, one-way from Smiverk.
AI keys
Bring your own model provider when you need to.

Trust

Role-based access
Roles live in a separate table — no privilege escalation.
Audit trail
Every important change is recorded.
PII-safe crash reports
User and project identifiers are redacted before upload.

One place for every part, every version, every decision.