File Management |
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Maintain your data in a single, secure vault. SOLIDWORKS PDM
manages file references and automatically updates them if and when
you move or rename a file. This type of file management eliminates
broken references and the time required to locate and manually fix
lost references.
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Design Reuse |
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Easily find and reuse existing design data. Locate files quickly
with PDM’s tools rather than spending time searching for prior
designs on shared drives or local workstations – or recreating
designs when you can’t find them.
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Revision Management & Control |
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Avoid errors associated with manual revision control methods by
using SOLIDWORKS PDM to track changes and maintain a history of
revisions through the design’s lifecycle.
You can also use custom file naming and revision control schemes
to ensure you are working with the correct version of the design.
Check-in and check-out procedures allow for no-risk collaboration
when working with large design (such as industrial equipment) when
many users make design changes.
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Secure File Vaulting |
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SOLIDWORKS PDM has a secure vault, so you can control access to
your proprietary product data. You can assign specific access
rights to individuals and groups.
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Audit Trail |
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Some industries, such as the medical field, require a complete
audit trail of product development and testing.
SOLIDWORKS PDM maintains a complete history of your design,
engineering, and product development activities for reporting and
auditing as soon as you start using the software. It automatically
records every action on a file, including date, time, and user
stamps.
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Integrated Search |
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Quickly find your data using powerful search tools within
SOLIDWORKS PDM. You can search multiple file types – including
CAD, Microsoft Word or Excel, and more – and use multiple search
criteria, including name, date, metadata, and workflow status.
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eDrawings Preview |
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View eDrawings, SOLIDWORKS, and AutoCAD documents in eDrawings
from within SOLIDWORKS PDM.
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Unlimited Document Workflows |
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Handle all your file types with unique workflows. These workflows
can help you get all the stakeholders involved in approval
processes for your different document types.
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Additional Workflows for Regulatory
Compliance
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Compliance with industry standards and government regulatory
requirements, such as FDA, RoHS, ISO 9001 and 140000, and ANSI,
for all your document types with unlimited workflows.
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Automated Bill of Materials Viewing |
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SOLIDWORKS PDM will easily reflect all your design data contained
within the CAD files you create. You can view BOM files without
having to open SOLIDWORKS.
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Distributed Collaboration and Enterprise
Scalability
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Collaborate throughout your organization while keeping people
connected, current, and working on the same data set in the vault,
regardless of their location across your entire enterprise.
Secure file vaulting eliminates “silos” of information, duplicate
files, and unsynchronized revisions.
Configure your PDM system to notify users automatically when
documents progress through various states or stages in your
established electronic workflow.
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional includes tools that allow you to
configure and customize your PDM system to match the specific
needs of large and small organizations.
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Advanced Search and Favorites |
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Get instant access to your most popular searches by saving and
sharing search criteria as “favorites.”
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Multi-Document Preview |
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Preview nearly any file type before ever opening them, such as
images, Microsoft Office documents, and email files in the Preview
window with PDM Professional.
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Automated Neutral File Creation |
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Save time by configuring the software to create neutral file
formats automatically. PDM Standard creates PDFs from SOLIDWORKS
drawings. PDM Professional creates DXF, STEP, STL from CAD files
and PDFs from Microsoft Office documents.
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Custom Configuration |
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Map variables to predefined properties, such as Title and Author,
and custom named properties in your files. If your SOLIDWORKS file
contains configurations, the configuration names appear as tabs in
the data card. Configuration-specific values appear in the
corresponding tab.
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Automated Data Import and Export |
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Import variable values from an XML file into a vault database. In
the vault, existing files or items that match import criteria
acquire the values at specified points in the file workflow. You
can also create a rule to export SOLIDWORKS PDM BOM variables that
can be read into ERP systems.
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Serial Number Generators |
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Use serial numbers to automatically assign names to files and
folders, assign unique IDs to items (part numbering), or add
unique running values to card controls. You can set up as many
serial numbers as you need in each vault. Generate unique item IDs
with “Item Number” serial numbers by default.
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Remote, Mobile Access |
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Your staff and partners can contribute through web-enabled portals
from connected devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Automated Approval Process |
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Automatically facilitate multiple required approvers with parallel
transitions and from different departments for any document type.
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Email Notifications |
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DM Professional can notify individuals via email if they have an
action item to follow through on, such as releasing for
manufacturing.
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Application Programming Interface (API)
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PDM Professional has an API to help you customize the
functionality of your PDM environment and develop custom add-ins
for anything that the system doesn’t currently do out of the box.
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