Frequent question: What is Solidworks PDM standard CAD editor?

What is PDM CAD Editor?

SOLIDWORKS® PDM Professional CAD Editor is a Windows-based client for engineers and designers who work with SOLIDWORKS® and other popular design tools. It provides application-specific integrations to manage the complex file relationships and file properties.

What is SOLIDWORKS PDM standard?

SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard is a new data management solution for smaller workgroup environments in one geographic location. Included with SOLIDWORKS Professional and SOLIDWORKS Premium. SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard helps SOLIDWORKS and DraftSight users easily and efficiently organize and manage their data.

Is PDM included in SOLIDWORKS standard?

SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard is included with SOLIDWORKS Professional and SOLIDWORKS Premium packages and can be upgraded to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional as your team grows.

What is the difference between SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM?

SOLIDWORKS Manage is an upgrade to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional providing customers with a set of advanced data management tools. SOLIDWORKS Manage builds upon the file management capabilities and ease of use of SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional while adding powerful project, process, and item management capabilities.

How do I start PDM in Solidworks?

To begin using the software, first, log into SOLIDWORKS PDM. You can do this by navigating to the vault location in Windows Explorer. You will be prompted to add your username and password each time unless you opt for using Windows Active Directory (only available with PDM Pro).

What is the cost of solidworks PDM?

As a starting point, a SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional CAD Editor Network License starts at $2,285. Annual subscription service on that license is $621and covers technical support, upgrades, and much more.

Is SolidWorks PDM good?

This shows that every SolidWorks user should be using PDM because of its many benefits for performance and efficiency, and it is by far the best PDM solution for users to manage their engineering data, promote design reuse and increase output.

What is the difference between PDM and PLM?

While PDM focuses on managing design data as it relates to product development processes, PLM centers on reengineering product development and manufacturing processes as they relate to product lifecycles.

What is a PDM vault?

SOLIDWORKS PDM vaults store the files and information about items and files (metadata) managed by SOLIDWORKS PDM. The vault view is connected to: The archive server, which stores the physical files in a vault archive. The vault database, which stores information about files, items, and activities in the vault.

How do I set up PDM?

There are 5 main steps to fully set up a PDM client machine:

1. Install the PDM client or modify SOLIDWORKS to add in the PDM client.
2. Create a local view to see vault files on your local machine.
3. Configure local view display settings.
4. Map the SOLIDWORKS file locations to the vault.