Let's look
at the user interface of SolidWorks PDM.
We'll explore the preview file card
and the bill of material information,
but we'll also look at the contains
information and where
it's used.
The interface in SolidWorks
PDM standard makes it really easy
for both SolidWorks and non SolidWorks
users to have access to data
when they need it.
When we browse into SolidWorks
PDM standard,
it gives us this Windows Explorer
style interface where we can define
what columns of metadata are displayed
based on the user or group of users.
Logging into PDM.
When we browse into a file,
we can get a full preview support
for an assembly without the need
for opening this inside of SolidWorks.
As this uses E drawings to view the file,
we have all the common commands
that we typically see.
Any drawings where we can jump
between different views, animate each,
and we can start
to hide and show components.
We also have the ability to measure
between entities,
which can be really useful.
And we have the file card information
that displays metadata.
So this information applies
to the particular files
that we have selected.
And these data cards can all be customized
to suit the key information
that you want to use
and search for inside of SolidWorks, PDM.
We also have the ability to view
the bill of materials inside of PDM,
and the metadata that is displayed
when we view the bill of materials
can also be customized to suit
the user's role within the business.
So then we're not overloading them
with metadata.
Instead
only presenting them with the metadata
that is applicable for their job role.
We also have some great tools
and that we can compare
versions of bills of materials.
So we can see that this component here
was added in version two,
and that this component
has been deleted in version two.
So we can compare one version
of the bills and materials to another.
And this builds a materials tab
also enables us to focus on
just a particular
assembly configuration.
The contained list
shows us every file
associated with an assembly,
whether used on a particular
assembly configuration or not.
We also have the ability to include
where files are located in PDM,
but even without the found in column
information, as we can simply right click
on a file and browse to that file, and
it will take us immediately to the file
without us needing
to know where that component is stored.
We also have the ability to click on the
where used information.
So very quickly and easily
we can see where components
have been used
between iterations of a design.
We can see version one of this component
hasn't been used anywhere, but
when we look at version two, we can see
that it's used on this top level assembly.
So SolidWorks PDM standard
makes it really easy for both SolidWorks
and non SolidWorks users to gain access
to the information they need
when they need it.
