SOLIDWORKS PDM (Product Data Management) improves your workflows, transforms how you store and work with data, and protects your files and intellectual property. Its tools and capabilities include search, security, revision control, and automation.
From a single user to an enterprise with hundreds of users, PDM can benefit everyone,
SOLIDWORKS PDM is a core data management solution with extensive features. Files stored in its data vault have metadata or properties associated with them, so your search results are returned much quicker with SQL running on the backend.
Using SOLIDWORKS PDM, you can:
SOLIDWORKS PDM’s powerful workflows enforce standard processes, keep everyone aware of statuses in real time, and allow you to automate your repetitive and manual processes.
PDM STANDARD |
PDM PROFESSIONAL |
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| File Management | ||
| Design Reuse | ||
| Revision Management & Control | ||
| Secure File Vaulting | ||
| Audit Trail | ||
| Integrated Search | ||
| eDrawings Preview | ||
| Unlimited Document Workflows | ||
| Additional Workflows for Regulatory Compliance | ||
| Automated Bill of Materials Viewing | ||
| Distributed Collaboration and Enterprise Scalability | ||
| Advanced Search and Favorites | ||
| Multi-Document Preview | ||
| Automated Neutral File Creation | ||
| Custom Configuration | ||
| Automated Data Import and Export | ||
| Serial Number Generators | ||
| Remote, Mobile Access | ||
| Automated Approval Process | ||
| Email Notifications | ||
| Application Programming Interface (API) |
Check out how SOLIDWORKS Manage can work with PDM Professional to go above and beyond for product lifecycle management.
Better engineering starts here at Hawk Ridge Systems. Our team of experts has helped thousands of customers implement data management solutions and streamline processes.
A customer needed vendor and cost information updated regularly from their SQL-based ERP solution into CAD data and to push BOM information from CAD assemblies back to their ERP. We helped streamline their process with SOLIDWORKS PDM and our internally developed database packages.
A large manufacturing company needed its customers to access metadata, bill of materials (BOM), and design previews from its website. With the PDM vault and our internally developed API, we successfully helped its customers securely access the necessary information they need online.
Our dedicated Enterprise Services team provides recommendations and workshops, such as training on features and using SOLIDWORKS PDM, so you're successful beyond the initial implementation.
We offer training for both PDM users and admins. Our live, online courses give you the interactive and high-quality training that our clients expect from us without you needing to leave home! You will have access to the latest software so you don’t need access to your own license on your computer.
Personalized Ask-an-Expert sessions are available with our certified technical support team. Our team can give you more comprehensive support for SOLIDWORKS PDM challenges or provide a dive deep into specific topics and best practices.
Whether you are looking for on-demand training, access to the latest software releases, exclusive resources and offers, or need expert support – there's a subscription option for you.
There are three SOLIDWORKS PDM license types available: Viewer, Contributor, and Editor.
You have several options.
