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What's new in PDMWorks Workgroup 2008?

Question asked by Marc Gibeault on Oct 23, 2007
Latest reply on Oct 30, 2007 by Marc Gibeault

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Is such a document exists?
On the product's page there is numerous mentions of PDMWorks Enterprise (SolidWorks is working hard to make us "upgrade") but no mention of improvments in Workgroup.

-Marc

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Steve Ostrovsky Oct 23, 2007 1:50 PM
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PDF files can be automatically generated on all drawings that are checked in and then viewed as such in either SolidWorks or SolidWorks Explorer clients. This is nice, but it's an all or none setting. you can't specify to just have this work on Released drawings, it gets them all.

Also, the ability to view any other PDFs that are checked in separately has been added. Other than that, nothing major.
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Marc Gibeault Oct 23, 2007 1:58 PM
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Wow! What a release!
With the fact that we cannot install the PDMWorks 2008 add-in in SolidWorks 2006 or 2007 it means that we won't use 2008 for a looong time!
2008 is such a deception.

-Marc

I can add that we have an utility that creates a PDF when a drawing reach the "released" revision status, so the new functionnality in PDMWorks 2008 is worse than what we already have...
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- Devon Sowell @ Marc Gibeault on Oct 23, 2007 2:27 PM
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  Hi Marc-
  
  Look here: http://files.solidworks.com/su.../English/whatsnew.pdf
  
  Then look under SolidWorks Office Professional to see the info about PDMW Workgroup.
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Marc Gibeault Oct 23, 2007 3:37 PM
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Thanks Devon,
And Steve was right, only new thing is "automated" PDF on check-in. And a tool to import/export files between different vaults.
Maybe a programmer spent a whole day on these... Wow!

-Marc
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- Barry Mendell @ Marc Gibeault on Oct 24, 2007 11:53 AM
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  Marc,
  I would be interested in knowing about the PDF utility youmentioned that will generate PDFs on Release. Care to share?Thanks
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Marc Gibeault Oct 25, 2007 7:46 PM
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Hi Barry,

It's our VAR that wrote a program that listens to triggers issued when a change in the lifecycle occurs. The program then open the file in SolidWorks and exports it in a pre-defined format (ie PDF when a drawing, STL when a part that is at the "prototype" stage, an STEP when its in a released state, etc.)
The program also send emails when a file is in a pending state, etc.

-Marc
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- Gary Garrison @ Marc Gibeault on Oct 26, 2007 3:16 PM
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  I just snagged a free .pdf reader/writer off the interwebs and when I check into PDM I just print to a PDF. These all go into a folder and I can refer back at any time.
  
  I am using: doPDF 5.0. It's free for home or commercial use.
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- Designer Designer @ Marc Gibeault on Oct 28, 2007 10:22 PM
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  Marc Gibeault wrote:
  
  Hi Barry,
  
  It's our VAR that wrote a program that listens to triggers issued when a change in the lifecycle occurs. The program then open the file in SolidWorks and exports it in a pre-defined format (ie PDF when a drawing, STL when a part that is at the "prototype" stage, an STEP when its in a released state, etc.)
  
  The program also send emails when a file is in a pending state, etc.
  
  -Marc
  
  Hi Marc,
  
  Looks the trigger is very great!
  Is it possible for us to purchase that trigger / addin ?
  Could you give me CP or web address for your VAR ?
  
  Thank`s
  
  Regards,
  DD
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  - Marc Gibeault @ Designer Designer on Oct 30, 2007 6:26 PM
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    Hi,
    It's François Racine from SolidXperts (www.solidxperts.com)
    If you plan on going to SWW2008, he'll do a presentation about that.
    
    -Marc
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