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Managing Design Data Simply & Securely

SolidWorks Product Data Management Software Solutions & Services

While the need for a simple, secure PDM solution for managing the diversity of 3D product design data within a workgroup or across the enterprise is patently obvious, the right PDM solution eluded many manufacturers until the introduction of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM software.

Many of the early PDM systems were expensive, inflexible, poorly designed, and training-intensive, or they required an army of consultants and months or years of work to
implement. Companies that tried to implement other PDM applications often had bad experiences, leading to negative perceptions and real barriers to the widespread adoption of valid PDM solutions. As a result, some product developers still believe, incorrectly, that PDM takes too long to implement, carries a steep learning curve, requires huge investments in customization and infrastructure, forces companies to work according to the software's
process instead of their own, and ushers in a range of CAD compatibility issues.

 

Simple, efficient, affordable solution to meet your PDM needs

With the introduction of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM software, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. has completely changed the PDM paradigm by creating a simple, efficient, affordable solution to meet the PDM needs of any mainstream product development organization. Manufacturers need technology to manage product design data, not another piece of software that requires
significant training or extensive implementation schemes. They need a PDM solution that can be quickly implemented, easily administered, and successfully deployed as an accessory function to their existing product development platform. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM software differs from previous PDM applications because the software was developed with these mainstream
requirements in mind.

 

Completely Integrated with Windows Explorer

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM is the first and only commercial PDM system that is completely integrated within Windows Explorer. Because designers, engineers, and other business professionals already know how to access and manage files using Windows Explorer on their own computers, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM was designed to take advantage of this existing familiarity. Users perform all functions within SolidWorks Enterprise PDM either through Windows Explorer or, in the case of engineers, from within the SolidWorks® 3D CAD system. As a result, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM software has no proprietary user interface to learn—it provides the easiest, fastest, and least expensive solution for implementing PDM.

 

Manages all types of Windows data

Throughout the product development lifecycle, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM software tracks and records every event, each design stage, and every version that impacts a specific set of design data. In addition to managing CAD files of parts, assemblies, and drawings, the system also manages any other pieces of related SolidWorks and AutoCAD® design data, such as Excel spreadsheets of photorealistic renderings, eDrawings® files (compact, self-extracting drawings for email delivery), SolidWorks Simulation® analysis results, Microsoft Word
documents, emails, and graphics files. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM allows product developers to securely manage product design data, effectively control access, and virtually eliminate the potential for PDM-related errors or loss of data.