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SOLIDWORKS PDM can be configured for automatic login either individually on each client computer or globally for all users. See how to do it.
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A shortcut to the PDM Vault View can be created and placed anywhere that it is convenient to want to access the vault data.
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There are certain scenarios where a SOLIDWORKS PDM user might see gray folders or files in their local vault view. These grey folders and ghosted/transparent files either indicate a user does not have permissions to that specific folder or file but it exists in the local vault view, or the folder/file exists in the local vault view but is not part of the actual PDM vault itself.
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Private State files in SOLIDWORKS PDM are files that have been added to a PDM local vault view but not yet checked in for the first time.
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SOLIDWORKS PDM captures two different layers of document change history: Version History and Revision History. Both history types are important but work in different ways to help manage files
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One of the benefits of using SOLIDWORKS PDM is the ability to increment the revision of files automatically through a workflow. There are several options and components that must be configured to manage the revisions correctly. One of the often puzzling components is the difference between Revision variable and the Revision (Local Version) or ‘Local Revision’ in older versions of PDM.
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SOLIDWORKS PDM variables can be set to Version Free, which allows the variable to be changed without having to check the file out or increment the file’s version.
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Drawing Nodes are unique PDM file relationships that can affect how transitions operate when selecting file references.
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Files in the SOLIDWORKS PDM recycle bin can be recovered to their original location or destroyed (removed permanently).
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Have ever noticed your SOLIDWORKS PDM folders display as a blue color? The blue folder color indicates PDM is in Work Off-line mode.
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