Technical tips and best practices for the SOLIDWORKS PDM and ENOVIA User & Administration
How to get 3DNotification working with MS-SQL First step is to add a new system environment variable in Windows Install GA. Do not Click Install in the final confirmation screen Modify install.properties and save the file Click Install Before installing the Fix Pack, add ODBC connection to 3DNotification database
I have seen, on more than one occasion, an assembly that has multiple cyclic references in an assembly. Now, I totally understand that when you’re under a deadline, it may save time initially to just copy a part to use for another assembly as opposed to searching your vault, especially if you have a large data set that can take a considerable amount of time, also assuming the description is incorrect, etc. However, as previously noted, while you may be saving time initially, the implications to having duplicate parts can be astronomic, several versions down the road, especially if the assembly is to be used in multiple other upper level […]
One of the fundamental parts of any PDM system is its ability to track the history of documents. How it tracks that history can vary from system to system. With SOLIDWORKS PDM, it does this through document versions. So, that begs the question, “What is a Version in the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault?” The short answer is that a version is a “snap shot in time” of a particular document. Versions are created in PDM as we make changes to the files in the system. By default, all the files in PDM are locked down and read-only (vaulted). In order to make a change, we have to take ownership of that […]
It’s that time of year again! Computer Aided Technology, InFlow Technology and MCAD will be hosting our annual Product Development Forum and this time we will also be celebrating our 25th anniversary! During our forums we will have raffles and prizes, live Stratasys 3D printing and Creaform 3D Scanning demonstrations, model mania contests and “Ask an Expert” sessions. Our presentations will be covering a wide range of topics including: 30 Things You Definitely Missed In SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training Gain some insight into the glossed over, rarely hit, or just plain missing essentials. With the amount of material covered in the essentials class, there is no way to possibly cover it […]
If you moved your SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional or SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard database or archive server components to a new server, your existing clients will not be able to connect, as the server connections are hard-coded into the registry. The best way to point to the new server is to remove the vault view and re-add it. However, you can also edit the registry to make this change. You will need to change the keys for the database server and the archive server if you have moved both the SQL database and the archive server to new hardware or renamed existing hardware. On each client, update the SOLIDWORKS PDM registry keys […]
For those who missed it, DriveWorks 14 had a little hidden gem for copying out your DriveWorks groups or projects. They were only a Beta version in the 14 release but have officially been implemented in DriveWorks 15! These tools can be found in the DriveWorks Data Management 15 application under the “DriveWorks Tasks” section after logging into the group. Copy Group The copy group functionality allows a user to copy out all of the group and project information from any existing group. It will copy things like Security Data, Tables, Projects, Captured and Released models and much more. The information can be imported into an existing group or be […]
New to Solidworks PDM or considering it as a solution at your company? Maybe you have used Solidworks PDM for years but workflows are still a bit of a mystery? I hope to provide you some workflow basics that will take some of the mystery out of how they are configured and their benefit potential. This is not a replacement for Solidworks PDM Administration Training or a comprehensive functional description. As always, Inflow Consultants are available to assist you in any Solidworks PDM activities that you find beyond your current capability. Definitions Here are some simple terms that will help you to understand the concepts presented. Work Product A work product […]
After installing the Platform applications, we need to select the ENOVIA installer path for all web applications. With so many web applications to install, this can become a boring and time consuming task to perform especially when this operation needs to be done twice. Once for the GA and again for the fix pack install. There is an easier option to solve this issue by entering the path for the installer in the Windows environment variable. Extract the Installer from Platform install folder. Open Windows system environment variables Click New under System variables Create variable name “DSY_ENOVIA_Installer” and enter the path in the variable value Click OK to close the […]
