Another PDM question
Another PDM question
(OP)
I work for a small company, 150 employees. We have 9 design engineers 7 using AutoCad 2d and 2 using SolidWorks including myself. I have been thinking seriously about installing a PDM system for SolidWorks even though our SolidWorks database is relatively small. There is no doubt over the next few years SolidWorks will become the standard for all of our design work.
Currently we manage our documents manually using unique job number names within a file/folder structure. SolidWorks has been an eye-opener for my boss...In AutoCad one drawing with hundreds of defined blocks for individual details, (one job, 1 file)... In SolidWorks each detail is a separate file so one job can easily have several hundred files...
My question is this: What PDM system would be recommended given our current limited SolidWorks usage (but soon to grow significantly)? One that is not an overkill to start with, but also one that we wont grow out of in 5 years? I will probably be administering the PDM system, so it needs to be simple. Also, we have thousands of AutoCad and related documents that we may or may not want to add to the system.
Thanks,
Tom…
Currently we manage our documents manually using unique job number names within a file/folder structure. SolidWorks has been an eye-opener for my boss...In AutoCad one drawing with hundreds of defined blocks for individual details, (one job, 1 file)... In SolidWorks each detail is a separate file so one job can easily have several hundred files...
My question is this: What PDM system would be recommended given our current limited SolidWorks usage (but soon to grow significantly)? One that is not an overkill to start with, but also one that we wont grow out of in 5 years? I will probably be administering the PDM system, so it needs to be simple. Also, we have thousands of AutoCad and related documents that we may or may not want to add to the system.
Thanks,
Tom…
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT






RE: Another PDM question
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
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Pete
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Tom...
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
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Bradley
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Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
RE: Another PDM question
Bradley
RE: Another PDM question
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Another PDM question
Pete
RE: Another PDM question
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Another PDM question
Pete
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But, look in help, there is a way to attach any type of file to SW files in PDMW. I have done it, but can't remember exactly how right now.
For email, open email, save as (new name), go to PDMW, somehow attach. Should be in help.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Another PDM question
Pete