SolidWorks PDM: Software Reference Guide

SolidWorks PDM: Software Reference Guide

SolidWorks PDM:
Software Reference Guide
February 2007
2007 Product Data Management (PDM) Roundup!
This year in the 2007 PDM Roundup readers can expect an
overview which includes a description of PDM, issues PDM
systems address and customer needs/concerns, the latest
trends, the key to managing data, PDM verses PLM and also
a section on what the future looks like for PDM.
Plus, find out about the PDM software offerings from the top
vendors and see what users had to say about the products.
Not only will the side bar have information about the hottest
PDM software on the market, but also alternative solutions,
add-ins and more.
In addition, read the case studies for more product
information and success stories.
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Questionnaire
Product Name?
Integrated into CAD Systems?
Aimasoft
EntraLink ERP2CAD (Profit for
interoperability)
SolidWorks, Solid Edge,
AutoCAD
CADWorks Software
Oy. Ltd.
@UDROS PLM suite
CustomWorks
SolidWorks, CATIA V5, Solid
Edge, Pro/E, AutoCAD, ME10,
Tell
MS Office, MS Project, Open
Office, Outlook connectors,
Integrate ERP or SCM, SMTP
server mail
Yes
SolidWorks
2D thumbnails, Edrawings Pro or
Autovue connectors
Yes
PDMWorks
PDMWorks
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 Types of User Interface
(frequent or occasional access)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes manages product structure
Yes
Yes
Yes via Citrix
Vault and/or database replication
PDMWorks (Enterprise)
Yes
Yes
PDMWorks
Yes
Yes
PDMWorks
Yes specialized adaptors
Yes
PDMWorks
XP/NT
Full web architecture: Windows
or Linux(server)/Internet Browse
for users
INGRES (open source), Oracle
Generally 10-25 days within 3-6
month period
Floating Licenses- contact
resellers
Windows XP 32-bit
Non-CAD Systems Integrated
With?
Excel, Access and other ODBC
DBMS
Access Data from Multiple,
Dissimilar CAD Systems?
2D/3D Viewer?
Yes, very flexible framework
Central Database + Remote Doc
Vaults?
Multiple Levels of Security?
Single User Interface?
Yes
Automatic Titleblock Update?
Generate Image Files for
Previewing?
Extract BOM, Associated Data, &
History?
Manage Parametric Parts &
Assemblies?
Support of Multiple Sites Via
Internet/Land Lines?
Provide Structure “Where Used”
Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Configurable Restrictions for
User(s), Group(s)?
Customer-Defined Change,
Release Management?
Operating System(s)?
Assetium
Third Party eDrawings
Yes
Yes
Database(s)?
Average Implementation Time?
Any ODBC compliant database
3-5 days
Price Per Seat?
$1,895US
Web Address
Contact
Email
www.aimasoft.com
Jaye Ramaswamy
[email protected]
www.assetium.com/EN
Julien Cimetière
[email protected]
Phone
415-453-2063
+33(0)-4-78-68-46-41
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API to create integration to
almost any ERP system
PDMWorks
PDMWorks (Enterprise)
Yes
PDMWorks
PDMWorks
1 day
CustomWorks € 680euro/
$872US. CustomWorks Xpress €
230euro/$295US
www.cadworkssoftware.com
Krista Taponen
krista.taponen@cadworkssoftwar
e.com
+358-50-468-6367
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Questionnaire
Product Name?
Integrated into CAD Systems?
Non-CAD Systems Integrated
With?
Access Data from Multiple,
Dissimilar CAD Systems?
2D/3D Viewer?
Central Database + Remote Doc
Vaults?
Multiple Levels of Security?
Single User Interface?
Concurrent
Systems
Elton Solutions
Engineering PLM
Solutions
DesignDataManager
SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Pro/E,
Inventor, IronCAD, AutoCAD,
ME10
MS Office, PDF, any Windows
Single File Type
Yes
RevZone
SolidWorks, AutoCAD
RuleDesigner PDM
SolidWorks, CATIA V5, Solid
Edge, Inventor, AutoCAD, ME10
Microsoft Office
Oracle, MySQL Server, Access
Office, PDF
Yes
Yes
MS SQL database & replicated
vaults
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, Central data base and
Document vault
Yes
Common interface throughout
the applications, single user
interface for the RevZone
Independent Explorer.
Yes
Images directly from SolidWorks
or AutoCAD files
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, configurable user and group
management
Release management,
Engineering Change Processes
Windows 2000, XP (Vista
coming)
SQL Server 2000, 2005,
MSDE/Express
1–10 days. Depends on number
of seats and legacy data
$495US for SolidWorks Version,
$195US for Independent Version
www.eltonsolutions.com
N/A
[email protected]
+44-0-152-434456
Yes
Automatic Titleblock Update?
Generate Image Files for
Previewing?
Extract BOM, Associated Data, &
History?
Manage Parametric Parts &
Assemblies?
Support of Multiple Sites Via
Internet/Land Lines?
Provide Structure “Where Used”
Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Configurable Restrictions for
User(s), Group(s)?
Customer-Defined Change,
Release Management?
Operating System(s)?
Yes
Yes
Database(s)?
Average Implementation Time?
MS SQL Server 2005 Express,
and MS SQL Server
1 day
Price Per Seat?
From $1,000US
Web Address
Contact
Email
Phone
www.csi-europe.com
CSI or Resellers
[email protected]
N/A
Yes
Windows 2000, 2003, XP
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Windows (client), Windows or
Linux (server)
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL,
Access
5 days. Really depends on size,
legacy data, & industry
From $1000US -- $4600US
www.ruledesigner.com
Gianfranco Biguzzi
[email protected]
+39(0)-5-47-63-08-42
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Questionnaire
Product Name?
Integrated into CAD Systems?
Javelin
Technologies
MechWorks
SDH Development
PDMWorks Enterprise
SolidWorks, Solid Edge,
Inventor, AutoCAD
All Windows compatible
applications
Yes
DBWorks/DBInventor
SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD,
ME10
Word, Excel
ToolWorks BOM Manager
SolidWorks Gold Partner
Yes
Only SolidWorks
Free, integrated in Windows
Explorer, and views over 250 file
types
Yes
Yes
Utilizes eDrawing Viewer
Stand-Alone or with PDMWorks
Yes
Replicated databases and
remote vaults
Yes
Single User Interface?
Automatic Titleblock Update?
Generate Image Files for
Previewing?
Extract BOM, Associated Data, &
History?
Manage Parametric Parts &
Assemblies?
Support of Multiple Sites Via
Internet/Land Lines?
Provide Structure “Where Used”
Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Configurable Restrictions for
User(s), Group(s)?
Customer-Defined Change,
Release Management?
Operating System(s)?
Yes
Yes
Native 2D/3D file preview
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-Site adaptive replication
included
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes in combination with
PDMWorks Enterprise
Managed by PDMWorks
Yes
Yes for groups
Managed by PDMWorks
Yes
Yes
Managed by PDMWorks
Windows NT, 2000, XP
Windows 2000, XP, VISTA
Database(s)?
Average Implementation Time?
Price Per Seat?
SQL Server included
5-8 days
$595US - $1,795US depending
on functionality
www.javelin-tech.com
Rob MacEwen
[email protected]
905-815-1906 x238
SQL Server, Oracle, MDB
2 to 5 days
$500US -- $1,100US
Windows XP (32/64 bit),
Windows Vista
None
A few hours
$595US
www.mechworks.com
Gaetano Tavano
[email protected]
+39(0)-51-58-22-94
www.toolworks.info
SDH Development
[email protected]
978-633-3318
Non-CAD Systems Integrated
With?
Access Data from Multiple,
Dissimilar CAD Systems?
2D/3D Viewer?
Central Database + Remote Doc
Vaults?
Multiple Levels of Security?
Web Address
Contact
Email
Phone
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Only SolidWorks
Supports security systema within
PDMWorks
100% integrated with SolidWorks
Yes
Yes
BOM export to XML, TXT, or
XLS
Support for “Dimension Links”
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Questionnaire
SofTech Inc.
Solid Partners Inc.
SolidVision
Product Name?
ProductCenter
Activault
Integrated into CAD Systems?
SolidWorks, CATIA, Pro/E,
Inventor, AutoCAD, CADRA,
UGS, ME10
MS Office, Adobe FrameMaker
All versions of SolidWorks
PDMWorks WorkGroup &
Enterprise
SolidWorks plus 260 file formats
No, but Activault provides a
stand-alone UI that works with
any file type
Yes, through stand-alone client
260 various file formats integrate
to any QDBC-compliant
database
Yes
Integration with Autovue from
Cimmetry Systems Inc
Yes
No, it’s not required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, user access level and an
API layer
Yes, however Activault has a
windows interface and a webbased interface which have
parallel features
Yes if linked to custom properties
of SolidWorks files
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, but printing as a report
requires an SQL query
Yes within SolidWorks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, for users, however Activault
does not support group
roles/privileges at this time
Yes
Yes
Windows
Non-CAD Systems Integrated
With?
Access Data from Multiple,
Dissimilar CAD Systems?
2D/3D Viewer?
Central Database + Remote Doc
Vaults?
Multiple Levels of Security?
Yes
Single User Interface?
Yes
Automatic Titleblock Update?
Yes
Generate Image Files for
Previewing?
Extract BOM, Associated Data, &
History?
Manage Parametric Parts &
Assemblies?
Support of Multiple Sites Via
Internet/Land Lines?
Provide Structure “Where Used”
Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Configurable Restrictions for
User(s), Group(s)?
Yes
Customer-Defined Change,
Release Management?
Yes
Operating System(s)?
Windows, Solaris, HP-UX
Database(s)?
Oracle, MS SQL Server
Windows 2000, XP and Server
2003
MSDE 2000, SQL Server 2000
Average Implementation Time?
Price Per Seat?
Web Address
Contact
Email
Phone
Less then 1 month
Contact Vendor
www.softech.com
Erin Kelley
[email protected]
978-640-6222 x222
Less then 1 day
$1,000US
www.solidpartners.com
David Ondyak
[email protected]
708-308-9244
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ODBC Compliant SQL Server
based
6-12 days
$1,000US - $2,000US
www.solidvision.com
Kevin Curry
[email protected]
978-852-2969
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Questionnaire
SolidWorks Corp.
Product Name?
PDMWorks Enterprise
Integrated into CAD Systems?
SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor,
Solid Edge
All MS Office products
Yes
Non-CAD Systems Integrated With?
Access Data from Multiple,
Dissimilar CAD Systems?
2D/3D Viewer?
Central Database + Remote Doc
Vaults?
Multiple Levels of Security?
Single User Interface?
Automatic Titleblock Update?
Generate Image Files for
Previewing?
Extract BOM, Associated Data, &
History?
Manage Parametric Parts &
Assemblies?
Support of Multiple Sites Via
Internet/Land Lines?
Provide Structure “Where Used”
Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Configurable Restrictions for
User(s), Group(s)?
Customer-Defined Change, Release
Management?
Operating System(s)?
Database(s)?
Average Implementation Time?
Price Per Seat?
Web Address
Contact
Email
Phone
Synergis Software
Synergis Adept Enterprise Data
Management
SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD
design products
MS Office, all Windows files
Yes
Yes, standard viewer supports over
200 file formats
Yes, and replication to remote file
vaults
Yes
Yes, the UI is integrated into
Windows Explorer and the CAD
systems
Yes
Yes
Built in Cimmetry Viewer displays
over 350 formats
Yes
Yes
Yes with API
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft SQL Server
4-8 days
$1,795US for CAD integrations
$1295US for non CAD users
www.solidworks.com
N/A
[email protected]
N/A
Microsoft XP (Professional or Home
Edition)
MySQL Pro, MS SQL Server, Oracle
7-10 days
$1,300US per for MySQL. $1,400US
for MS SWL and Oracle
www.synergis.com
Martha K. Lubow
[email protected]
215-529-9900 x110
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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