SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018
SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018 Tech Tips & Tutorials
Is the SOLIDWORKS PDM Convert Task crashing Windows Explorer? Did you recently perform an upgrade on a SOLIDWORKS PDM client? See below for a possible explanation: In SOLIDWORKS PDM 2017, when client machines were upgraded to a newer PDM version, it was still possible to…
Previously, SOLIDWORKS introduced functionality which automatically created a file property which showed the version of SOLIDWORKS that the file was last saved with. Now with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018, we can easily take advantage of the SOLIDWORKS Last Saved With file property to display that information in…
New in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018; upgrading old file versions is quicker with deeper vault analysis available using the enhanced File Version Upgrade Tool. The new enhancements are as follows: Upgrade checked out files on other client workstations. Add or remove folders to upgrade. Sort the…
Included with the enhancements to the File Version Upgrade Tool in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018, we can now monitor the upgrade process on any client with the tool installed via the following methods: Welcome Screen > Monitor Upgrade Process Then point the tool to the network…
Included with the enhancements to the File Version Upgrade tool in PDM 2018, we can now notify users about the upgrade process. This is configured on the Upgrade Settings screen: Then the specified vault users will be notified when the upgrade has been Started: When…
Included with the enhancements to the SOLIDWORKS PDM File Version Upgrade Tool in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018, is a more detailed summary of the files ready to upgrade: The new summary lists: The total number of SOLIDWORKS versions to update. Number of SOLIDWORKS part file versions….
New in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018 is support for the 3D Interconnect functionality; the PDM vault will now manage references between SOLIDWORKS files and non-SOLIDWORKS CAD files. Note: The non-SOLIDWORKS CAD files must be added to the vault before being added to the assembly, to save the references…
New in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018, we are presented with more information as to why the vault is angry at us with detailed SOLIDWORKS PDM Warning Messages for when workflow conditions are not met. Previously in SOLIDWORKS PDM, if a workflow condition was not met…it would look…
New in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018; Administrative Permission – Can undo check out files checked out by other users. Previously in SOLIDWORKS PDM only the default ‘admin’ user account could undo the check out of files checked out by other users or in other views. Why might…