We are in the process of making the switch to Solidworks. What PDM software have you had good results with? What ones should I avoid?
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Chris Serran 1:56 pm on November 25, 2008 Permalink
First a few questions:
How many SolidWorks seats/users will there be?
Is your dept. stretched across multiple locations?
Is there much customization that would be needed in the PDM system?
What system are you switching from?
SolidWorks Professional and up has a PDM system, PDMWorks Workgroup, included in the software. There is also a more advanced system available, PDMWorks Enterprise.
behnt 2:01 pm on November 25, 2008 Permalink
http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2007... is a good place to start it is one of the blogs I follow. You can see this and many more blogs brought to one place on the net at http://solidmentor.com/modules/xhld0/
SCEngineer 6:09 am on November 26, 2008 Permalink
We currently have 4 seats of Solidworks. We do not have a current PDM program. We only have one location.
Kevin 6:39 am on November 26, 2008 Permalink
There are lots of choices out there but if all of the users are comfortable with the SolidWorks interface, SolidWorks Workgroup PDM is a great option. It is included with SolidWorks Professional or Premium. If you are looking for rev control and read/write control, I haven't seen an easier to use product out there. The general scope of Workgroup PDM is no more than 6 users and a single site.
Chris Serran 7:48 am on November 26, 2008 Permalink
I'd recommend Workgroup as well. It's simple, but you can get into some more advanced PDM eatures through lifecycles and triggers.