wdsx

BMW Wiring Diagram System - Modern Web Port

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About

wdsx is a modern web application port of BMW's legacy WDS (Wiring Diagram System). The original WDS ran as Java applets in old browsers. This project creates a modern, web-based version preserving all functionality with a better user experience.

Source Data

• ~24,000 SVGZ wiring diagrams
• ~20,000 HTML information pages
• 14 XML tree structure files
• Vehicle models: E38, E39, E46, E52, E53, E60, E61, E63, E64, E65, E66, E70, E71, E83, E85, E87, E89, E90, F01
• Languages: EN, DE, and others

Tech Stack

• Language: TypeScript
• Monorepo: pnpm + Turborepo
• Importer: Node.js data transformation pipeline
• Viewer: SvelteKit
• Output: JSON + optimized SVG + Markdown

Repository Structure

wdsx/
├── apps/
│   └── viewer/           # SvelteKit viewer application
├── packages/
│   ├── core/             # Shared types and utilities
│   └── importer/         # Data import tool
├── tools/                # Scripts and utilities
├── data/                 # Processed data (generated)
└── docs/                 # Documentation

Usage

Importer

pnpm install
pnpm import           # Import WDS data
pnpm import:dry       # Dry run
pnpm validate         # Validate data
pnpm stats            # Show statistics

Viewer

# Development
pnpm --filter viewer dev

# Build static site
pnpm --filter viewer build

Note: BMW WDS data is not included and must be provided at runtime.

Features

• Interactive diagrams — Navigate wiring schematics
• Search — Find components and connections
• Responsive — Works on desktop and mobile
• Multi-language — EN, DE support
• Fast — Static generation, optimized SVGs

Status

Component	Status
Data importer	Complete
Core types	Complete
SvelteKit viewer	In progress
Search	In progress
GitHub Pages	Complete

Related Projects

• EdiabasX — EDIABAS implementation
• inpax — INPA interpreter
• tisx — TIS graphics decoder

Disclaimer

This is a personal project for educational and archival purposes. Original BMW data remains property of BMW AG.