SOLIDWORKS PDM

Adding PDM Licenses to an Existing SolidNetWork License Manager

On the ‘Server Administration’ tab, click the ‘Modify’ button

Adding PDM serial numbers is quicker and simpler for CAD administrators in SOLIDWORKS 2023. Previously, the installation of the SOLIDWORKS SolidNetWork License Manager Server needed to be modified to add and remove network serial numbers. In 2023, CAD administrators can now use the Product Activation…

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Logging File Retrieval Operations – SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2023

PDM Administrator that has the ‘File vault management’ Administrative permission

A much-anticipated feature in the 2023 release of SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional is logging file retrieval operations. That is, PDM Administrators can now track and export a list of every file in the vault that is downloaded from the archive server to the local view of…

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Notification Templates in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023

editing the HTML template

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2023 added a number of exciting enhancements that will help improve usability, performance and security. One of these SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 enhancements was the introduction of a new feature that allows administrators to customize notification templates for a vault. This helps to…

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SOLIDWORKS PDM Troubleshooting – “Error accessing a file on the Archive Server” or “The Archive Server could not find the file with the specified ID”

error message pop up on computer screen

The back end of PDM has many tools available for troubleshooting errors in the vault. If you are running into “The Archive Server could not find the file with the specified ID” or “Error accessing a file on the Archive Server” error messages, it could…

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Setting the SQL Server Agent to start automatically for SOLIDWORKS PDM

SQL Server Agent

As part of our best practices, it’s imperative to routinely check that good backups are being captured, and database maintenance is being complete.  If you find these scheduled actions aren’t completing, the first step of troubleshooting will be to manually complete an action for the…

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Upgrading SOLIDWORKS Toolbox within SOLIDWORKS PDM

If your SOLIDWORKS Toolbox is stored within the vault, you have the option to manually upgrade it, or my preferred method is to use the Installation Manager as I’ve outlined here: How to upgrade SOLIDWORKS Toolbox using the Installation Manager In this scenario, the upgrade…

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Setting Up a SOLIDWORKS PDM Test Environment for a New Major Release

When there is a new release of SOLIDWORKS PDM, it is wise to first test the upgrade so that you can identify and address any problems, before updating your production vault. SOLIDWORKS PDM uses the SolidNetWork License Manager (SNL) and this needs to first be…

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How to search files checked out by SOLIDWORKS PDM users

It is often important for users to locate files they have checked out to themselves. These files should be checked in regularly. To help find those files, the search engine allows for the checked out criteria to be searched on. The Checked in/out tab allows…

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How to Share a SOLIDWORKS PDM Vault View

When creating a new SOLIDWORKS PDM Vault View, we have two options for Attach type; Only for me For all users on this computer Or if creating using the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration Tool; which is essentially the same options, but we can choose either Yes…

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