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Included with the SolidWorks Premium and SolidWorks Professional design packages.
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM software helps individuals and small workgroups manage projects and control their design revisions.
SolidWorks Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM) is a fullfeatured data management solution for any size organization.
PDMW Scope
PDMW - Architecture PDMW - Components PDMW - File Methodology Pre-Implementation Basic rules Installation
Client - Solidworks
To solve all of your data management problems all you have to do is install the software
What is PDM
Workgroup collaboration Controlling document access (Read/Write-View) Searching for documents Determining document relationships Check-in/Check-out of documents Automated revision control SW Property control Concurrent work by several users on project History tracking Report generation ( Limited)
Where did I put that file? Is this the latest revision of the file? Im sure I changed that part. Jons last change must have overwritten it! I opened the assembly. Where are the part files? Who is working on that file? Where is this part used? If I change it what assemblies will I impact? Why is it so slow? (working with shared drives over the network)
PDMW Scope
Administration
Searching
Wrong revisions being used to buy and build Over-writing of existing files
Team
Coordination
Access to data Same data not being used by all team members
PDMW Scope
habits
Saving to local drives outside the vault Personal naming schemes Not following revision schemes ( Jumping )
Training
- Implementation
PDMW - Architecture
Installed as part of the client install SolidWorks Add-In ( Pro Pre) Can check-in all file types
Standalone Client
Installed as part of the client install Can NOT check-in SolidWorks files
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Administration File Names ( Unique ) Project Names ( Folder Unique) File Storage Revision Scheme Ownership/Revision Lifecycle Scheme Common Templates References ( Toolbox Non rev hardware) Where is the vault going to be installed? What Combination of clients? Define the Meta Data to be used
Meta Data
Meta Data
Meta Data
Installation - Client
Installation - Client
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager This can be done as a modify or new installation Admin You can add this to an admin image
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager No serial number needed if you have SolidWorks Pro or Pre
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager You can upgrade or continue, typically this is a no. When you want to upgrade there should be a game plan if multiple seats and PDM are used.
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager Summary Select the Change from the product selection
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager PDMW is embedded with the SW Explorer select: SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Client Add-in SolidWorks Workgroup PDM VaultAdmin
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager PDMW is embedded with the SW Explorer select: SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Client Add-in SolidWorks Workgroup PDM VaultAdmin
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager No other settings need to modified Installation ready
Installation - Client
SolidWorks Installation Manager Whats New Option How to improve the SW installation Experience SolidWorks Customer Experience Finish
Installation - Client
Open SolidWorks Verify the ADD IN has been installed. Tools > add-ins
PDMW Client
Click and drag of parts form the task pane into assembly
If you operate over a network, network performance affects Workgroup PDM performance.
Workgroup PDM cannot make a slow network faster.
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