Inventor PDM: Software Reference Guide

February 2007

2007 Product Data Management (PDM) Roundup! This year in the 2007 PDM Roundup readers can expect an overview which includes a description of PDM, issues PDM systems address and customer needs/concerns, the latest trends, the key to managing data, PDM verses PLM and also a section on what the future looks like for PDM. Plus, find out about the PDM software offerings from the top vendors and see what users had to say about the products. Not only will the side bar have information about the hottest PDM software on the market, but also alternative solutions, add-ins and more. In addition, read the case studies for more product information and success stories.

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Questionnaire
Product Name? Integrated into CAD Systems?

Assetium
@UDROS PLM suite CATIA V5, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Pro/E, AutoCAD, ME10, Tell

AutoDesk Inc.
Productstream 2008, 2008 Professional Inv- 10, 11. Productstream 2008- 11, Inv 2008. AutoCAD Electrical 2006, 2007. Productstream 2008- ACE 2007, 2008. AutoCAD Mechanical- 2006, 2007. Productstream 2008- ACM 2007, 2008. AutoCAD- 2006, 2007. Productstream 2008ACAD 2007, 2008. Solidworks 2006. Wildfire 2. SAP R3, Microsoft Dynamics

Concurrent Systems
DesignDataManager Inventor, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Pro/E, IronCAD, AutoCAD, ME10

Non-CAD Systems Integrated With?

Access Data from Multiple, Dissimilar CAD Systems? 2D/3D Viewer?

MS Office, MS Project, Open Office, Outlook connectors, Integrate ERP or SCM, SMTP server mail Yes 2D thumbnails, Edrawings Pro or Autovue connectors Yes Yes 2 Types of User Interface (frequent or occasional access) Yes Yes Yes Yes Vault and/or database replication Yes

MS Office, PDF, any Windows Single File Type

SolidWorks 2006, Wildfire 2 Autodesk Design Review 2007, & 2008 w/Productstream 2008 Centralized metadata storage & local file stores Roles, States, Permissions, Groups, Affectivity Yes

Yes Yes

Central Database + Remote Doc Vaults? Multiple Levels of Security? Single User Interface?

MS SQL database & replicated vaults Yes Yes

Automatic Titleblock Update? Generate Image Files for Previewing? Extract BOM, Associated Data, & History? Manage Parametric Parts & Assemblies? Support of Multiple Sites Via Internet/Land Lines? Provide Structure Where Used Data for Parts, Docs., Folders? Configurable Restrictions for User(s), Group(s)? Customer-Defined Change, Release Management? Operating System(s)?

Yes Yes-DWF Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Full web architecture: Windows or Linux /Internet Browse for users INGRES (open source), Oracle Generally 10-25 days within 3-6 month period Floating Licenses- contact resellers www.assetium.com/EN Julien Cimetire jcimentiere@assetium.com +33(0)-4-78-68-46-41

Yes Yes MS Windows

Yes Yes Windows 2000, 2003, XP

Database(s)? Average Implementation Time? Price Per Seat? Web Address Contact Email Phone

SQL Server 2000, Oracle (Productstream Pro) 10 Days $200US -- $1,800US www.autodesk.com Jim White jim.white@autodesk.com 503-560-3508

MS SQL Server 2005 Express, and MS SQL Server 1 day From $1,000US www.csi-europe.com CSI or Resellers info@designdatamanager.com N/A

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Questionnaire
Product Name? Integrated into CAD Systems?

MechWorks
DBWorks/DBInventor Inventor, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ME10 Word, Excel Yes Yes

Engineering PLM Solutions

RuleDesigner PDM Inventor, CATIA V5, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ME10 Oracle, MySQL Server, Access Office, PDF Yes Yes

Javelin Technologies
PDMWorks Enterprise Inventor, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD All Windows compatible applications Yes Free, integrated in Windows Explorer, and views over 250 file types Yes Yes Yes Yes Native 2D/3D file preview Yes Yes Multi-Site adaptive replication included Yes

Non-CAD Systems Integrated With? Access Data from Multiple, Dissimilar CAD Systems? 2D/3D Viewer?

Central Database + Remote Doc Vaults? Multiple Levels of Security? Single User Interface? Automatic Titleblock Update? Generate Image Files for Previewing? Extract BOM, Associated Data, & History? Manage Parametric Parts & Assemblies? Support of Multiple Sites Via Internet/Land Lines? Provide Structure Where Used Data for Parts, Docs., Folders? Configurable Restrictions for User(s), Group(s)? Customer-Defined Change, Release Management? Operating System(s)? Database(s)? Average Implementation Time? Price Per Seat? Web Address Contact Email Phone

Replicated databases and remote vaults Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes for groups Yes Windows 2000, XP, VISTA SQL Server, Oracle, MDB 2 to 5 days $500US -- $1,100US www.mechworks.com Gaetano Tavano info@mechworks.com +39(0)-51-58-22-94

Yes Yes Windows (client), Windows or Linux (server) Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Access 5 days. Really depends on size, legacy data, & industry From $1000US -- $4600US www.ruledesigner.com Gianfranco Biguzzi biguzzi@ruledesigner.com +39(0)-5-47-63-08-42

Yes Yes Windows NT, 2000, XP SQL Server included 5-8 days $595US - $1,795US depending on functionality www.javelin-tech.com Rob MacEwen rob.macewen@javelintech.com 905-815-1906 x238

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Questionnaire
Product Name? Integrated into CAD Systems? Non-CAD Systems Integrated With? Access Data from Multiple, Dissimilar CAD Systems? 2D/3D Viewer? Central Database + Remote Doc Vaults? Multiple Levels of Security? Single User Interface? Automatic Titleblock Update? Generate Image Files for Previewing? Extract BOM, Associated Data, & History? Manage Parametric Parts & Assemblies? Support of Multiple Sites Via Internet/Land Lines? Provide Structure Where Used Data for Parts, Docs., Folders? Configurable Restrictions for User(s), Group(s)? Customer-Defined Change, Release Management? Operating System(s)? Database(s)? Average Implementation Time? Price Per Seat? Web Address Contact Email Phone

SofTech Inc.
ProductCenter Inventor, CATIA, Pro/E, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CADRA, UGS, ME10 MS Office, Adobe FrameMaker Yes Integration with Autovue from Cimmetry Systems Inc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows, Solaris, HP-UX Oracle, MS SQL Server Less then 1 month Contact Vendor www.softech.com Erin Kelley ekelley@softech.com 978-640-6222 x222

Synergis Software
Synergis Adept Enterprise Data Management Inventor, AutoCAD design products, SolidWorks MS Office, all Windows files Yes Built in Cimmetry Viewer displays over 350 formats Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes with API Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft XP (Professional or Home Edition) MySQL Pro, MS SQL Server, Oracle 7-10 days $1,600US per for MySQL, Oracle, and MS SQL www.synergis-adept.com Martha K. Lubow martha.lubow@synergis.com 215-529-9900 x110

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