two issues setting up PDMWorks
two issues setting up PDMWorks
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I have two questions related to setting up PDMWorks:
1) is PDMWorks Workgroup VaultAdmin the only place where I can make new projects? Or is there a possibility to make new projects(new folders in other words) trough my SolidWorks Professional 2008 PDMWorks ad-in as well?
2) is there a possibility to disable this "default save in folder for Open and Check Out"? It is so annoying that when I check out a document from Vault just for viewing, SW has to save a complete copy into this sw folder(see image attached). I would like that when I open a document from Vault, it does not save a copy anywhere other than a temp folder. How to accomplish that?
1) is PDMWorks Workgroup VaultAdmin the only place where I can make new projects? Or is there a possibility to make new projects(new folders in other words) trough my SolidWorks Professional 2008 PDMWorks ad-in as well?
2) is there a possibility to disable this "default save in folder for Open and Check Out"? It is so annoying that when I check out a document from Vault just for viewing, SW has to save a complete copy into this sw folder(see image attached). I would like that when I open a document from Vault, it does not save a copy anywhere other than a temp folder. How to accomplish that?






RE: two issues setting up PDMWorks
As for folders to open projects, every time you open a project you get the "Get Local Copy and Open Document" dialog box. Pick the column that has the label "Save In Folder" and the whole column will high-light. Now in the "Save In Folder" field you can browse to where you want to put the local copies in. I usually start a new folder in Windows Explorer, copy that location, and paste it into the "Save In Folder" field. Either way works.
Hope this helps.
Flores
RE: two issues setting up PDMWorks
Answer to question 1 - Yes
Answer to question 2 - Yes
1. In Vault Admin tool under Vault Settings tab, put a check in "Allow users to create sub projects".
2. In SolidWorks Explorer, in the "Options" button under "Folders" tab, set the Use folder: to what ever. You will have to Browse... typing in does not work.
Standing
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, EV SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600, 64-bit Windows Vista Business, Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600
RE: two issues setting up PDMWorks
Caveat to Answer to Question 2: While you can set the system to dump files wherever this can rapidly get out of hand if you aren't paying attention to the location the files are being dropped in. The system will use whatever the last location you browsed to in Windows Explorer, not SolidWorks explorer. This has led large assemblies being dropped in network locations, other, random locations on the owner's machine, etc. On the whole we've found it better to save to one default location and just maintain that location. I've yet to come across a PDM user doing anything differently.
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 1.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: two issues setting up PDMWorks
Good points. A star for you.
Standing
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, EV SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600, 64-bit Windows Vista Business, Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB,
nVidia Quadro FX 4600