×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

PDMWorks
2

PDMWorks

PDMWorks

(OP)
Our Engineering Manager wants to start using PDMWorks, but we rarely do the same thing twice.  We build custom systems almost every time.  Is it worth the trouble of setting up and learning PDMWorks in our situation?

RE: PDMWorks

Why wouldn't you? All PDmworks is, is a way of tracking your files.

I assume you mean you don't do the same type of job twice. That's not a big enough deal not to use PDMworks. All you do is make new project folder, make your parts, and then add them to the vault. You do that for every new and old project alike.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users

RE: PDMWorks

I agree with Scott. You can have the PDMWorks vault on a server that is backed up daily or weekly, but work with the files locally on your hard drive. In my opinion, the efficiant way to do it.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
FAQ371-376
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-1091
FAQ559-716

RE: PDMWorks

I would use PDM/Works just for the safety of it. Working together as a team gets easier, even if there are only two of you. PDM/works is not that hard to learn. There are really not that many options, which I like a lot.

Bradley

RE: PDMWorks

I'll third that one, having in worked in both environments on both custom and standard components.  It's worth the ease of usage over time.  You can't make a directory network that easier to use then PDM works.

John

RE: PDMWorks

2
SolidWorks + multiple users + no PDM = chaos

SolidWorks + multiple users + PDM = managed chaos

RE: PDMWorks

PDMAdmin get a star for being so funny!

Macduff
Senior Designer/Checker
macduff's SW page
Dell Precision PWS370
Pentium(4)2.80GHz
Ram 2.00 GB
SW2005 Pro SP 1.1
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1300

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources