SOLIDWORKS PDM Data Card
In SOLIDWORKS PDM we can map SOLIDWORKS Drawing Sheet details directly to a Data Card, making the information easily accessible to users. In this article we’re going to look at how to create that relationship within the vault. How to map the SOLIDWORKS Drawing Sheet…
Information about a file can be added and accessed through metadata. In SOLIDWORKS this metadata is referred to as Properties. In SOLIDWORKS PDM, this metadata is contained within Variables. By the use of PDM Attributes, we can map a Variable value to a File Property….
In SOLIDWORKS PDM we can extract configuration specific information from the SOLIDWORKS part or assembly, and map it directly to the data card variable. How to map the configuration name to the PDM data card First, create the Variable to store the information in. Then map…
A quick way of determining which SOLIDWORKS PDM Variable is connected to a Data Card Control, is from within the Local Vault View. With the Data Card Tab selected: Click on the Help Icon, in the top-right of the lower panel. A question mark will…
Within the SOLIDWORKS PDM (Data) Card Editor, there are four different Combobox Styles to list data; Combobox Dropdown, Combobox Simple, Combobox Droplist, and a Listbox: I find that I’m always forgetting the difference between them, and it’s not clear from within the editor to see…
Recently a customer inquired about an interesting challenge. They wanted to control the value of a text field on their SOLIDWORKS PDM Data Card by using a “Checkbox” field. The idea was to have a checkbox to indicate whether or not the file required approval,…
For all of you who create or edit SOLIDWORKS PDM Data Cards, this may be one of your favorite enhancements, in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2018. Yes, you can now UNDO any unintended changes. Undo is not available from the right-mouse menu, but CTRL-Z works and Undo…
How to set the default SOLIDWORKS PDM search path to be the root folder
When opening the Complete Search Card from within a vault, the SOLIDWORKS PDM default search path will be the folder in which the search was opened, therefore only searching from that folder down. As a user, I found that 99.9% of the time, I actually wanted…
As a System Architect here at Javelin Technologies, there have been many discussions with SOLIDWORKS users about using Smart part numbers versus sequential part numbers. Smart part numbers contain descriptive and informative details that provide relevant information about the part, such as Commodity Code, options, colour and…