File sharing in a two man environment
File sharing in a two man environment
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I know this has been discussed at some length but I'll ask anyway. How feasible/risky will it be for two designers to work side by side on fairly complex assemblies without benefit of any kind of vaulting or database manager (via sneaker net or a high speed, private LAN)? I just started as the second designer.
Thanks in advance for your input.
finisher SW2007
Thanks in advance for your input.
finisher SW2007






RE: File sharing in a two man environment
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 1.1
AutoCAD 06
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RE: File sharing in a two man environment
Some users here have operated with multi-users and without a PDM system for years with few problems.
Creating a Skeleton Layout (using planes and sketches) in the top level assy, and using clearly defined sub-assys which can be worked on separately, will be of tremendous help.
RE: File sharing in a two man environment
We do it all the time and we have more then two designers working on the same project. There are companies out there that have many more then two, three or four people working on projects.
Good communication and a consistent way of doing things will solve most of the potential issues.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP2.0ev, Windows Vista
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/solidmuse
http://www.phxswug.com
RE: File sharing in a two man environment
There are all kinds of network attached storage devices and good USB backup drives for even a small shop to have a decent network for file storage and good backup.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP2.0ev, Windows Vista
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/solidmuse
http://www.phxswug.com
RE: File sharing in a two man environment
Set your options under "External References" to open referenced files read-only. Use "File-->Reload" to gain write access to files on an as-needed basis.
RE: File sharing in a two man environment
finisher