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Andrea Bevill

SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard Add-in

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With each license of SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium, a license of SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard Editor is included. In this article, I will provide an overview of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard Add-in. First though, let’s review the different license types available for PDM. Editor: Adds an…

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SOLIDWORKS PDM Archive Server could not open the Windows Registry. Enter a Valid Account for this Resource.

SOLIDWORKS PDM Archive Server could not open Windows Registry

After installing the SOLIDWORKS PDM Client for the first time, the client computer must be connected to the server using a vault view. The message is commonly seen when selecting the archive server from the list in the View Setup application. It can also be…

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Displaying Derived Part References in SOLIDWORKS PDM

SOLIDWORKS PDM Derived Part

In this article, we will explore in SOLIDWORKS PDM that control the display of derived parts. Proper handling of derived parts leads to accurate Bill of Materials, efficient reference structures, accurate version and revision control, and prevention of duplicate parts. If you are a designer…

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SOLIDWORKS EPDM 2015 Parallel Approval Mapping

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Parallel Approval Mapping now captures transition data for each approver. Prior to SOLIDWORKS Enterprise EPDM 2015, only the data from the last user was copied. In the Transition Action dialog box, you can specify which approver(s) is used to set the variable value.

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