PDMWorks Enterprise
PDMWorks Enterprise
(OP)
My company is currently considering switching from SmarTeam to PDMWorks Enterprise (formerly Conisio) for our PDM. Any Solidworks users out there using Enterprise? Tell me what you can. What are it's strengths/weaknesses? Etc...






RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
Also, I strongly believe that ST will continue to work with SW for a long time to come. ST has been working with SW for a lot longer than PDMWE when it comes down to it. Smart Solution (ST) was bought by Dassault just like Conisio. But they were purchased to fill certain niches that exist. Thoses niches have changed since the aquisition of Conisio and this is how I see them now: PDMW for small businesses, PDMWE for medium businesses, and ST for large businesses.
In any case, I hope you find the right solution for your business.
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
When I go to the SW Customer Support Site and login, PDMW Enterprise is available for download. I'm assuming that this is based on our purchase of a particular level (...Office Professional...) of SW.
My question is can I install this, along with SQL Server, on a machine and have fully functional PDMW? I'm unclear on what this file contains and how to implement it.
Thanks.
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
All in all it is working out well for us. Not many complaints from the users compared to Smarteam.
Regards,
Dan Olid
SW2006 SP4.1
PDMW 4.0
Cad Designer/PDMW Admin
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
Pros:
-manages multi-sites
-integrated in to Solidworks
-integrated in to windows (makes user interface easier to learn)
-SQL DB makes searching, reporting easier & more powerful
-relatively easy to administer - do not have to be an SQL expert
Cons:
-does not support BOMs driven by configurations
-limited functionality from within Solidworks
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
Hence, if you set particular part in an assembly to not be shown in a BOM on a drawing, or if that part is suppressed in a config, it will still be shown in the BOM tab in Conisio/PDMWE.
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
Could you please expand on your con of "limited functionality from withing Solidworks"
Thanks.
RE: PDMWorks Enterprise
You cannot:
-search
-change the state of a file
-view "Where Used" info
-view any files in the vault other than what you already have open in Solidworks
All functionality that is available in PDMWorks enterprise, just not in the Solidworks add-in. PDMWorks workgroup's integration with Solidworks is much tighter - in workgroup you can even drag and drop a file from the vault in to your active model, all from within Solidworks. No such functionality exists for Enterprise.