SOLDWORKS Manage is similar, but not the same. All PDM systems owned by Solidworks were acquired at certain moment of time. Solidworks never developed its own PDM system. The webinar made me think about history of Solidworks PDM. SOLIDWORKS Manage and PDM acquisition perspective It won’t be available for SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard (because of lack of API) and will be only sold as a whole package. What about packaging? SOLIDWORKS Manage will be available on top of SOLIDWORKS Professional package. I captured few details I wanted to share with you about File Management, Process Management and Workflows, Project control and Dashboards. This is how SOLIDWORKS Manage modules are presented. As Solidworks explained, PLM is usually the system that fully focused and tailored to a specific industry such as aerospace or automotive. According to Solidworks, there is gap between PDM functions and full PLM system provided by all vendors including DS owned ENOVIA. According to information from the webinar, Distributed Data Management is going beyond what typical PDM does by providing functionality such as Project, Process, Item Management and Dashboard. So, the tag name for SOLIDWORKS Manage 2018 is Distributed Data Management – not PLM. Nevertheless, here it comes – a new data management package from SOLIDWORKS. Check my article – How many PDM systems Solidworks customers need. There are many Solidworks PDM systems already. Check my earlier blogs – SOLIDWORKS Manage and 3DEXPERIENCE PLM: Clash or co-existence? and SOLIDWORKS Manage – Does it look, swim and quack like PLM? How to choose between SOLIDWORKS ENOVIA R2017x and SOLIDWORKS Manage 2018.

The system was first time announced long time ago during SWW 2018 in Los Angeles.

SOLIDWORKS Manage, RevZone & 3rd “PDM evolution”Įarlier today, I attended Solidworks webinar providing details about new PDM package SOLIDWORKS Manage.

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