SOLIDWORKS PDM

Reduce costs and save time by finding and reusing existing design data. Creating a framework allows you to find and reuse existing design data quickly. SOLIDWORKS PDM tools can help you locate prior designs fast instead of spending time searching shared drives or local workstations.

Protect sensitive product information by creating a secure file vault. SOLIDWORKS PDM allows users to retrieve data from a single location while keeping it safe, up to date, and easily accessible.

Save on development costs and time by eliminating duplicate work. Create and assign individual or group user rights easily. SOLIDWORKS PDM products offer an easy-to-use flowchart interface for representing the product development process.

Keep a record of your product design, engineering, and development activities for reporting and auditing.

SOLIDWORKS PDM provides eDrawings support for SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, and eDrawings documents.

Support downstream applications and systems by maintaining, manipulating, and leveraging Bill of Materials (BOM) information. Using existing CAD file structures, you can create individual BOM objects that automatically update with the evolution of the CAD model, eliminating manual updates. You can easily update BOM information in other business enterprise systems by connecting your CAD data to ERP and MRP systems. Using customizable templates, you can display BOM information in multiple formats or format it according to a user’s or group’s needs.

Maintain collaboration throughout your organization while keeping everyone up-to-date and connected. Users can store and retrieve files from a single data location and vault that they can access worldwide. You can configure SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional so that it automatically notifies users when documents progress through various stages of an electronic workflow. From SOLIDWORKS and other types of files, create neutral file formats automatically.

Create “favorites” for commonly used search criteria so you can access them instantly.

No matter how many contributors work from different locations, you can easily connect the design data requirements of your entire enterprise. Data can be stored and retrieved in one convenient, vaulted location with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional. Managing millions of files is possible due to efficient file storage and retrieval.

Users can map a variable to a predefined property (like Title and Author) and a custom property in SOLIDWORKS files. SOLIDWORKS files that contain configurations appear in the datacard as tabs. The corresponding tab displays configuration-specific values.

You can use serial numbers to name files and folders automatically, identify items, or assign running values to cards. There is no limit on serial numbers you can set up in each vault. PDM generates unique item IDs by default by using serial numbers for item numbers.

Various connected devices, including smartphones and tablets, can be used to contribute through web-based portals.

If a predefined event occurs in a file or folder, the logged-in user can receive an email message by adding a SOLIDWORKS PDM Notification from the Local Vault.

From marketing and sales to support and production, streamline business processes, automate document creation, and bring stakeholders together. Establish states and decision points for all types of business processes, including Engineering Change Requests (ECR), Orders (ECO), Notices (ECN), transmittals, and approvals.

Utilize tasks and calendars to help users work more efficiently.

Based on the information in Microsoft Outlook emails, including attachments, create new records, such as Cases. Make a copy of emails for reference and add them to existing records.