We are completing a strategy about constructing our models with or without using configurations and eventually start using PDM workgroup
With that respect I would like to confirm if there is an issue PDM has with multi config parts/ assemblies
What i mean is I heard that if a part has been used in diff assemblies and each assembly uses diff Config of that part then when it comes to check in / out PDM it makes the part appear as same config in all assemblies wherever it has been used thus upsetting the design
Say part A has A and A-1 configs
Assembly B uses Config A of part A
Assembly C uses Config A-1 of part A
When checking in PDM will make the PART A appear as Config A in BOTH assemblies thus upsetting Assembly C!
Is it alos true that becasue of thsi reason Driveworks also recommends not using Configs
Mahesh,
Workgroup PDM does not cause problems like your example. Assemblies still keep track of which configurations are used.The only issue I notice is that every time you change a configuration, you have changed the part and so it gets checked in as a new version. People need to watch how the revisions are handled. It hasn't been a serious problem for us.
Jerry Steiger