PDM – Product Data Management
Manage and synchronize design data across the entire organization and collaborate on designs in multiple locations.
Take control of your data
SOLIDWORKS PDM (Product Data Management) enables you to share and collaborate on designs while protecting intellectual property with integrated tracking and version control.
PDM solution will help you automate workflows and improve collaboration from engineering through manufacturing, leading to better products, reduced costs, and faster time-to-market.
Get control of your data – enhance collaboration and innovation.
Why SOLIDWORKS PDM?
- Automated workflows and approval processes
- Secure data storing and reduced data loss
- Increased efficiency and collaboration in teams
Our packages
SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard
Ideal for small design teams and workgroups in a single geographic area. PDM Standard enables you to easily manage SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies and drawings
It is included with every SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium license.
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
Allows you to create automated workflows and ensure manufacturing always has the correct file version.
Includes all the tools of PDM Standard, plus integrations to third-party CAD applications and Microsoft Office. PDM Pro utilizes Microsoft SQL Server for high performance and scalability.
Cloud Data Management
Manage your SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD data and collaborate on design files in real time with anyone, from anywhere.
With 3DEXPERIENCE you can connect your organizations most vital resources – people, software and data – in one secure place.
Want to see full package features?
SOLIDWORKS PDM comes in three different packages scalable to meet the needs of your business. Find the perfect fit for you.
Functions and features
| Functions and features | SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard | SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional | Cloud Data Management |
|---|---|---|---|
| File Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Design and Reuse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revision Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secure File Vaulting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revision Control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audit Trail | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated Search | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| eDrawings Preview | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Engineering Change Management | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bill of Materials Management | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Regulatory Compliance | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distributed Collaboration | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enterprise Scalability | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced Search and Favorites | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-Document Preview | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scalability | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Neutral File Creation | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Configuration | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Data Import and Export | – | ✓ | – |
| Serial Number Generators | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distributed Design Teams | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remote Access | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Approval Process | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Notifications | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project Management | – | – | ✓ |
| Process Management | – | – | ✓ |
| Item Management | – | – | ✓ |
| 3DPlay | – | – | ✓ |
| User Tasks | – | – | ✓ |
| Dashboards and Reports | – | – | ✓ |
| Microsoft Outlook® Integration | – | – | ✓ |
PDM delivery solutions
FastTrack
The fastest way to adopt a standardized PDM solution. Data is stored in your own server environment.
Customized Implementation
When you need more than a FastTrack. Available only for PDM Professional licenses.
ClampOn AS
“The big learning from the process of moving to SOLIDWORKS and PDM actually has been to see all the capacity we gain by using good systems and working by good routines. And PDM has really helped us with this.”
Free webinar
Forget everything you know about time-consuming file-sharing processes and complicated collaborations. The future of CAD is here, and it’s in the cloud.
By leveraging cloud-powered PDM, PLM, and collaboration tools, you can take your CAD workflow to the next level, and our Cloud Data Management experts Christoffer Stokkebro and Anders Wentzel will show you how.
Why us
Achieve impressive results and bring your products to market faster with our expertise and technologies.
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