PDM file Structure???? what are you doing...
PDM file Structure???? what are you doing...
(OP)
I am working as PDM admin at my company. We are struggling with setting up a good vault file structure for our product line consisting of parts , toplevel assemblies , subassemblies and the like.
What we have in place works, but it has its shortfallls. We have set it up with individual parts residing in descriptive folders, and subasseblies and assemblies listed in descriptive folders by type and then finally by company we are making for.
Prior to any type of PDM,we just had everything by company folder, and we ran into the problem of having the same files in multiple locations. PDM is going to help prevent this type of structure...
I was wondering how other users out there have set up their vaults...
Thanks in advance for the help
What we have in place works, but it has its shortfallls. We have set it up with individual parts residing in descriptive folders, and subasseblies and assemblies listed in descriptive folders by type and then finally by company we are making for.
Prior to any type of PDM,we just had everything by company folder, and we ran into the problem of having the same files in multiple locations. PDM is going to help prevent this type of structure...
I was wondering how other users out there have set up their vaults...
Thanks in advance for the help






RE: PDM file Structure???? what are you doing...
Bradley
RE: PDM file Structure???? what are you doing...
"Prior to any type of PDM,we just had everything by company folder, and we ran into the problem of having the same files in multiple locations. PDM is going to help prevent this type of structure..."
PDMWorks only allows a file to exist once in the vault, so you could arrange projects by company within PDMWorks. If a file (part) is used by many assemblies in different projects (folders), then it shows as a link in all but one of the assemblies to prevent from multiple copies of the file existing in the vault. Now, if you are talking about working outside the vault, then thats a different story. IMO it would be very nice if SolidWorks and or PDMWorks had a development/work area where a direct save could be made just like any other network drive, but a file could exist only once. This would prevent users from getting confused about which copy of the part is being worked on outside the vault. I am also working as PDMAdmin for my company and have broken out projects to capture products that we sell and manufacture. I also have projects for core technologies that we use in all our products - like sub-products in a way. I also have a folder called Support where all the hardware that we use is located in logical subfolders like nuts, washers, screws, sealants, adhesive sealants. This makes it easy for anyone to browse for hardware, and then drag and drop into their design. It works for us - so far at least.
Pete
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Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 2005 SP0.1
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Bradley
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Alex
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Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 2005 SP0.1
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Bradley