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Starting in SOLIDWORKS 2023, PDM users have access to more properties when implementing the Find User button control in their file data cards. In previous versions, you were only given the ability to populate the destination variable with the login name. You can now populate the destination variable with any of the listed properties of a PDM user account. This article will demonstrate how to configure the Find User button control in SOLIDWORKS PDM.
In this tutorial, we explain the steps to create a Local view file (.CVS) for both SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional and SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard. This is an extremely useful tool for distributing and automating the creation of local views when setting up new PDM clients by providing a (nearly) one-click alternative to the traditional View Setup Wizard.
Implementing an engineering change process in SOLIDWORKS PDM only takes a few steps. In this article, we'll walk you through the typical changes we would make to a design workflow. Then, we'll talk about the ECO process we've crafted in our workflows. Finally, we'll dive into how we're using templates and references to tie everything together.
In recent years, there has been an influx of SOLIDWORKS PDM questions concerning the inability to connect to PDM servers through a VPN (Virtual Private Network). This article offers some considerations to take when working from home using VPN connections.
If you use Windows logins with SOLIDWORKS PDM, there’s a good chance you’ll run into this scenario at one point or another. Generally, it presents itself as one user getting an error about their credentials being wrong when logging in – most commonly “Username or password invalid” or “The entered username or password is incorrect”.
SOLIDWORKS PDM is a client-server software that requires various network connections to function properly. There are numerous ways to check on those connections to ensure everything is working as it should – or to identify the problem when it’s not.
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional has a powerful feature in data cards known as an input formula. Using this option allows for the post-processing of information on the data card itself upon user interaction. An input formula allows an Editbox control to concatenate text from different fields, do arithmetic functions, or even evaluate alias sets.
Default values for card controls are a powerful tool that can be leveraged in SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and Professional data cards to automate the population of values without the intervention of the user. When editing a control in the data card editor, there are many options for selecting a default value for a given control, such as text, a value from the parent folder’s data card, or even special values such as file name, the user’s initials, or the current date.
Having a central location where all data is securely stored with history, shared, and approved can make the difference between an engineering design process that works and one that doesn’t. For SOLIDWORKS (and CATIA) users, Dassault Systèmes offers two first-party data management solutions: the on-premise SOLIDWORKS PDM and the on-cloud 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Both solutions handle SOLIDWORKS files well, but each has its unique strengths. This article explains some technical differences between SOLIDWORKS PDM vs 3DEXPERIENCE CLOUD PDM to help you decide which product is right for you.