Can PDMWorks Workgroup manage revisions for Autocad drawings like it does for SolidWorks documents?
I’m migrating our electrical schematic drawings (all done in acad) to our PDM vault and am hoping it does.
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Kevin 12:28 pm on November 25, 2008 Permalink
Yes, PDMWW can manage non-SolidWorks files like Office files or AutoCAD data. You can even have the attributes from a dwg file map over to PDMWorks properties.
Chris Serran 7:52 am on November 28, 2008 Permalink
Thanks Kevin.
I knew about the attributes which is handy, just unsure of how it handled revisions with non SW files.
I also realized I should have had “Allow latest revision overwrite” unchecked this whole time if I want to open previous revisions.
whynotdesign3d 9:08 am on December 15, 2008 Permalink
My 2009 PDMW is hosed after upgrade from 2008. I find attachments no longer check out with the parent document. ie my .dxf files dont check out with my .sldprt Solidworks is working on my vault data now to try to resolve? anyone else see this?
Chris Serran 9:16 am on December 15, 2008 Permalink
Have you noticed if any settings changed after the upgrade? Might want to look at the Check Out/Open options, http://screencast.com/t/GdYeMgdp, in PDMWorks settings.
The screenshot is from 08, I haven’t moved up to 09 just yet so it may differ.
whynotdesign3d 9:21 am on December 15, 2008 Permalink
No settings changed, SW Corp can’t figure out why yet? for now I must maually get any files that should be attachments.
Chris Serran 9:23 am on December 15, 2008 Permalink
I’ll be making the switch soon, I’ll report if I see anything similar.
whynotdesign3d 6:13 am on December 16, 2008 Permalink
Solidworks did reproduce the problem as a regression from 2008 to 2009. They’ve also given us an SPR number for this particular problem:
This seems to be a regression for 2008 to 2009. It is not always repeatable on a second attempt. Clearing the working directory, closing SolidWorks, restarting the pdmworks service and retesting will repeat the error. The SPR is: 467559 “ SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Check-Out does not recognize attachment revision when using “Get latest” resulting in error/ failed check out.”