SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM
Discover the power of scalable, cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) that reduces your IT overhead and transforms your development process into a more efficient, agile system.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM Overview
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, part of the SOLIDWORKS Portfolio, provides a seamless connection between people, applications, and real-time data from concept to design through manufacturing to customer engagement in one interactive and collaborative environment. It empowers modern product development teams and companies with next-generation browser-based PDM and PLM tools, enabling them to collaborate on designs more easily, keeping projects and people on track.
With Cloud PLM, SOLIDWORKS users can connect their existing SOLIDWORKS data to the cloud, gaining access to data anytime, anywhere, and on any device, with the peace of mind that they don’t have to manage any of the IT infrastructure.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM Business-Level Outcomes
Cloud PLM is ideal for organizations looking to:
Improve Cross-Team Collaboration
Manage cross-team collaboration, planning, and product creation from early planning through development and final release.
Reduce Time & Costs to Market
Streamline product development processes to accelerate time to market and reduce associated costs.
Increase Security and Accountability
Enhance data security and ensure accountability across the product lifecycle.
Optimize Product Definition
Collaboratively manage a single, shared engineering product definition from early stage to final definition across multiple disciplines.
Simplify Project Planning
Carry out projects with simple and assisted, team-based interactive planning, execution, and monitoring, fully connected with product development data.
Manage Product Changes
Adopt a strategic closed-loop collaborative change process that clearly communicates change decisions and assignments to all impacted functional groups.
Classify and Retrieve IP
Securely organize, classify, and retrieve intellectual property (IP), ensuring consistent product definition and specification across the entire company.
Streamline Supplier Management
Centralize the process of key supplier information and relationship definition, and streamline external component introduction, approval, and qualification processes.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM Features & Benefits
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM offers a comprehensive set of features designed to enhance product development, collaboration, and data management in a secure, cloud-based environment. It provides a scalable solution that reduces IT overhead and transforms product lifecycle management into a more efficient and agile process.
Key Capabilities:
Collaboratively manage a single, shared engineering product definition from early stage to final definition across multiple disciplines. Maximize data reuse and reduce product structure complexity.
Carry out your projects with simple and assisted, team-based interactive planning, execution and monitoring, fully connected with product development data.
Manage, visualize, explore and mock up CAD and even multi-CAD product structures. Non-CAD users can mock up new products or product changes prior to the detailed design.
Adopt a strategic closed-loop collaborative change process that clearly communicates change decisions and assignments to all impacted functional groups. Implement product changes through an automated process.
Securely organize, classify and retrieve intellectual property (IP), ensuring consistent product definition and specification across the entire company. Improve reuse and reduce costs with flexible, secure IP classification and retrieval.
Centralize the process of key supplier information and relationship definition, such as contact information, address, and more. Ensure full supplier management traceability.
Build the connection between engineering and sourcing. Streamline external component introduction, approval and qualification process. Create and qualify sourced components.
Access 3DEXPERIENCE platform public web services to integrate with other enterprise systems. Define, deploy and maintain the integration framework in production.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM Technical Specifications:
Specification
Details
Deployment
Cloud-based
Accessibility
Browser-based, accessible anytime, anywhere, on any device
Integration
Seamlessly connects with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD and other enterprise systems
Data Storage
Securely stored on your SOLIDWORKS Cloud tenant
IT Overhead
Reduced IT overhead, infrastructure, software maintenance, and future hardware investment costs
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM Licensing & Packages
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM offers multiple value offers to fit your team’s product lifecycle management needs:
SOLIDWORKS PLM Standard
Provides essential capabilities for collaborative project planning and product release engineering, enabling teams to manage design data and workflows in a cloud environment.
SOLIDWORKS PLM Professional
Builds upon the Standard offering by adding advanced capabilities such as 3D digital product mockup and formal change management, ideal for organizations requiring more robust control over their product development processes.
SOLIDWORKS PLM Premium
The most comprehensive offering, including all Professional features plus advanced intellectual property classification, supplier network management, manufacturer item management, and ERP integration framework, designed for complex product development ecosystems.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM Comparison
Quickly compare Cloud PLM packages to find the best fit for your team’s needs:
Capability
SOLIDWORKS PLM Standard
SOLIDWORKS PLM Professional
SOLIDWORKS PLM Premium
Cross-functional BOM management
CAD-connected project planning
3D Digital Product Mockup
Formal Change Management
Multi-library IP Classification
Supplier Network Management
Manufacturer Item Management
ERP Integration Framework
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM FAQs
What is the difference between Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software?
PDM focuses on managing design data within a single engineering department, including version control, revision management, and secure file storage. PLM, on the other hand, manages the entire product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life, encompassing design, manufacturing, sales, and service, and involves cross-functional collaboration.
Does SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM have the same capabilities as a traditional on-premise PLM?
Yes, SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM offers comparable, and in many cases, enhanced capabilities compared to traditional on-premise PLM solutions. It provides robust data management, collaboration, and process management features, with the added advantages of cloud accessibility, scalability, and reduced IT overhead.
How does SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM software ensure data security and access control?
SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM software on the SOLIDWORKS Cloud platform employs advanced security measures, including encryption, secure access protocols, and robust access control mechanisms, to protect your intellectual property and ensure data integrity. Data is securely stored on your SOLIDWORKS Cloud tenant.
Do I need Cloud Services for SOLIDWORKS as a prerequisite for SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM?
No, you do not need Cloud Services for SOLIDWORKS as a prerequisite for SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM. SOLIDWORKS Cloud PLM offers complete cloud-based collaboration and data management independently, though it integrates well with existing SOLIDWORKS installations.
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