PDM
I have visited a lot of companies and many of them have their own way of managing their data, one of the standard questions I ask is “How do you store and protect your critical business data today?” and usually get the same answers: We…
We have talked about the SOLIDWORKS PDM Rollback feature before and saw some of the enhancements made to the feature for SOLIDWORKS 2017. In learning about it we also saw the warning; This function should be used with caution as it permanently deletes file versions. Personally I’m not…
Uninstalled Microsoft SQL Server but components have been left behind?
In some cases, when you uninstall Microsoft SQL Server, some components may be left behind. This could prevent the proper re-installation of Microsoft SQL Server, or interfere with its normal operation. As an example, a SOLIDWORKS PDM Administrator may encounter connection issues, when attempting to…
When creating or editing a SOLIDWORKS PDM Task, you can specify a Data Card that will be presented when the Task is launched. When the Task is launched, a user will be presented with the specified data card. At this point a user can enter…
A Computed or a SOLIDWORKS BOM, can be saved as a Named BOM. Which can be controlled by a workflow. Named BOMs can be checked out, modified and checked in. Named BOMs are useful when the BOM contents needs to be managed independently of the…
SOLIDWORKS PDM Tasks are useful tools for automating processes, such as Printing, running the SOLIDWORKS Design Checker and Converting files. In the case of Converting files, there may be File Card Variables in the Source file we would like to map to the Converted file. When creating…
A SOLIDWORKS PDM Notification can be added from the Local Vault, so that the logged in user will receive a message when a predefined event occurs to a file or folder. To set up these Notifications, right-click on the file or folder and select Notify….
In SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, users can set up custom Search Favorites to dramatically speed up the process of finding relevant files. This is great functionality that can be a huge time saver, however, sometimes things can get a little out of hand and Search Favorites…
Sometimes it is necessary to ensure that certain users always have a license of SOLIDWORKS PDM or SOLIDWORKS Manage available. This can be done by using the Options File for the SolidNetwork License Manager. In other posts we’ve discussed how the Options File can be…