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Technical tips and best practices for the SOLIDWORKS PDM and ENOVIA User & Administration

DRIVEWORKS 15 SP1 NOW AVAILABLE

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We are pleased to announce the official release of DriveWorks 15 sp1! This release comes with many new updates and enhancements such as; Pack and Go will now copy specifications reports and re-reference included specifications! Better performance with high resolution (4K) monitors! Better control of in-context references! Updating group tables using an array are done in real time! Enhanced DriveWorks Pro Server connectivity handling! and many more! Customers with a current description can download the software and view all of the release notes at https://hub.driveworks.co.uk/software/driveworks-pro/ or https://hub.driveworks.co.uk/software/driveworks-solo/. For information about the installation and upgrade process check out the help documents at http://docs.driveworkspro.com/Topic/Installation and http://help.driveworkssolo.com/Topic/Installation. If you have any questions, please […]

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SOLIDWORKS PDM 101: Setting Document Revisions

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In a previous article, we discussed the inner workings of PDM versions. In a nutshell, versions are the way PDM tracks the changes to individual files. Every time we make an official change to a file, a new version is created and added to the file’s history. The good news is that the system handles versions for us automatically. If you want to know more about versions and how they work, check out our last PDM 101 here. People often ask if file versions and file revisions are the same thing. In some other systems, the term is interchangeable. That means whenever a change is completed by the user the […]

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SOLIDWORKS: PDM Products Simplified

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Occasionally, I will talk with a customer that is new to Solidworks Products or has been newly or temporarily assigned in an administration or project role for the company’s vault. This information is for you folks… you know who you are . 🙂 The SOLIDWORKS PDM products can be a bit confusing to short timers. The names are similar and there is not an easy way through normal communication to differentiate or identify what product you use. First, Solidworks PDM products are client server multi-user applications that helps companies control, share and make document management more efficient and effective. All Solidworks PDM Products have a vault with secure user based access […]

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SOLIDWORKS: Help!!! I Have Cyclic PDM References

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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 […]

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SOLIDWORKS PDM 101: What is a Document Version?

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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 […]

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Computer Aided Technology 2017 Product Development Forum

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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 […]

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SOLIDWORKS: Registry Update to Connect PDM Clients to a New Server

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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 […]

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