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It’s never too late to put something in place that will benefit your business and users for years to come. So whether you are using Workgroup PDM already, and looking at migrating to PDM Standard or PDM Professional, or you are looking to get started, work smarter and get your CAD data working for you, instead of against you (duplicate parts anybody?), SolidWorks PDM solutions are here to help. Save and Open as csv options (as previously mentioned) are available. The image below shows a difference between a couple of versions of the same assembly, colour coded for clarity. I’d also like to output the BOM to excel so we can develop our Manufacturing BOM from the CAD BOM. I need to get a handle on which parts have changed. #5: REPORTING: Customer query- We are reviewing the latest couple of revisions of one of the assemblies in our most popular range. The image below is what the out-of-the-box Quick Search looks like when you edit it.Īll of which makes searching significantly easier to use and more powerful than Workgroup. Intercad – You can open the design of a Search, add whatever criteria are needed and simply save it. Complete search is probably overkill for what we need. If what you are searching on/for is not listed you can always open a Complete Search… so if another colleague has also disappeared on holiday and not made sure all their latest changes are available to everyone we can find those files too.Ĭustomer – Quick Search would fit the bill if only it had a couple more fields to it. Running a Quick Search shows me a few fields to search on… Intercad – Searching is driven from Windows… We need to do some work on these files now, where are they? #4: SEARCHING: Customer query – My colleague added some legacy files to the vault and went on holiday for 3 weeks. Or you could do this from the Task pane in SolidWorks… So when you right click on a file in the vault (in Windows), which is currently Work in Process, you can push it to a new state… It shows us exactly what state the files in the vault can be and how users can change a file from one state to the next. You can see and edit the entire process from this screen. The image below shows an out of the box Workflow, delivered with PDM Standard. We looked at Lifecycle in Workgroup PDM but couldn’t get our head round the interface I hope PDM Standard is better.
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#3: WORKFLOW: Customer Query – We’ve got a manual release process we need to replicate something I can visualise easily to get an instant understanding of our document control process.
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Open as CSV will open the info from the Contains tab straight to excel, assuming csv files default to open in excel which they do by default in Windows (so… 3 reasons) Again, no searching required, just pick a file and click the Contains tab.Įxporting the information in ‘Where Used’ or ‘Contains’ couldn’t be easier (for a meeting perhaps) either. We can even filter the results to different versions or configurations. The image below shows what an assembly file contains. … or, I’m going to make changes to this assembly how can I tell what’s in it, without me having to open it in CAD (so isn’t that 2 reasons!)
Simply select a file in the vault and click the Where Used tab in Windows. The image below shows where a part is used, even down to configurations within assemblies. #2: REFERENCES: Customer query – I’m going to make a change to a part.
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For argument sake let’s just call it Windows.Īn important difference is that simply renaming parts in the vault will automatically update all references, so it’s better than Windows You could be forgiven for thinking it IS Windows. The image below is the vault view which users can use to navigate the folder structure in the vault, just like you do in Windows. #1: INTERFACE: Customer query – Are you sure it’s PDM? Looks like Windows to me. Introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2016 and the only PDM system included with Professional / Premium SOLIDWORKS licenses from SOLIDWORKS 2018 onwards, here are some simple reasons why it is better With the upcoming release of SOLIDWORKS 2017 and it being the last version which will include Workgroup PDM, its worth taking a straightforward look at its replacement – PDM Standard.