PDM Vault Folder Structure
PDM Vault Folder Structure
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Afternoon all,
I was wondering what peoples views on the best practice for folder structure within the PDM Workgroup vault are.
Initially, I attempted to create folders for each of our product types, and then sub folders in each of those to separate different configurations etc.
After a while I realised I was spending far too much time trying to think of new folder names, and trying to decide where to check files in etc.
How is your vault organised?
Cheers!
I was wondering what peoples views on the best practice for folder structure within the PDM Workgroup vault are.
Initially, I attempted to create folders for each of our product types, and then sub folders in each of those to separate different configurations etc.
After a while I realised I was spending far too much time trying to think of new folder names, and trying to decide where to check files in etc.
How is your vault organised?
Cheers!






RE: PDM Vault Folder Structure
Subassemblies>models and drawings
Production systems>Type and size
Submittal packages
I operate on the policy that they shallower and small the folder structure the better. So far having cut the amount of time it takes the vault to rebuild itself after a reboot of of the server I've not been proven wrong.
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: PDM Vault Folder Structure
RE: PDM Vault Folder Structure
Thanks, that's helped a lot!
RE: PDM Vault Folder Structure
Attached is a snapshot of our vault. Bottom line, like the other folks said, keep it simple. At first I had Sustaining and R & D engineering split into two separate folder areas and was hard to manage. I decided to put everything in there product lines, and control the folders by security access for R & D and Sustaining.
Hope this helps,
Colin
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2009 SP 3.0
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: PDM Vault Folder Structure
I am unable to upload an image of our vault from my computer at work. Our PDM has folder structures as follows:
>New Vault
>>_Checkin
>>_Working
>>Assemblies
>>>Assy 00000
>>>Assy 00001
>>Parts
>>>Part 00000
>>>Part 00001
>>>Part 00002
>>>Part 00003
>>>Part 00004
>>>Part 00005
>>>Part 00006
>>>Part 00007
>>>Part 00008
>>_Standard
>>_Toolbox parts
We use ten characters (non-intelligent) for part models (drawings) beginning with "P-". We use ten characters (non-intelligent) for assembly models (drawings) beginning with "A-". Each folder holds a thousand of part numbers or assembly numbers.
Alex
RE: PDM Vault Folder Structure
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