Simple. Effective. Collaboration.
Organizations expand. Data volume grows. Headaches become commonplace. If you've ever lost a file, had your work overwritten or suffered from version control issues, you know the feeling. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM can end the pain and stress of file management and bring order to your increasingly complex workflow.
Eliminate Lost Files
Just the thought of having to hunt through all of your company's documents for the one piece of design data you need is enough to make your blood boil. It wastes your time and adds to your design development costs.
With SolidWorks Enterprise PDM in place, you have a way to find exactly what you need. The search tool helps you quickly pinpoint the precise details you're looking for across a variety of file types, and multiple vault data preview tells you at a glance that you've found what you need.
- Quickly locate documents by name, data, metadata, workflow state and more
- Easily manage multiple types of data per job - Microsoft® Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Outlook emails, jpegs, CAD files, etc.
- Confirm you have the right document with visual preview
- Predefine, save and share searches
- Save favorites for quick retrieval
Eliminate Overwritten Work
When somebody overwrites one of your files, it's not just frustrating. It's infuriating. But face it: with the growing trend in global business and outsourcing, the chances it will happen to you are on the rise.
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM protects your design data with secure managed access and controlled versioning. An easy-to-track approval process ensures files never get overwritten. And you can quickly enable job sharing by expanding access to other departments, partners and subcontractors.
- Administer permission and data access protocols to control versioning
- Know who has the file at every stage in the process
- Simplify collaboration over a network or via the Web
- Be proficient in minutes - it's as easy to use as Windows Explorer
- Replicate vault data to multiple offices to localize performance
Eliminate Wrong Versions
The last thing you can afford is a costly design error. When your version control consists of relying on others to stick to the same naming conventions as you do, mistakes are bound to happen.
With SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, design revisions are no longer something to dread. The system tracks, manages and secures all of your team's design data so that files can be shared via automated workflows. This not only eliminates errors but also saves time.
- Automate the sequence of steps, reviews and approvals for all document changes
- Increase efficiency with automatic email notifications and electronic signatures
- Assist purchasing and manufacturing in ordering and producing the correct parts
- Create a complete audit trail for product development in order to meet compliance initiatives
- Improve your team's productivity, work quality and accountability
Achieve Data Security
Keeping your files organized and safe can be a daunting task. A hierarchy of stored files is a good start, but is prone to errors in its daily operation.
The SolidWorks Intelligent PDM Vault features seven significant improvements beyond a simple hierarchy of stored files. This way, engineers and designers can focus on design rather than administrative tasks.