Data Management in SolidWorks Sriram Uthaya Kumar Matrikel no: 206756 SS 2014 1 Data Management for...

Data Management in SolidWorks

Sriram Uthaya Kumar Matrikel no: 206756

SS 2014 1 Data Management for Engineering Application

Overview

• Introduction to Solidworks• Enterprise PDM • Workgroup PDM• File Formats


Introduction to Solidworks

• Developed by Jon Hirschtick, MIT Graduate (1993)• First Product – Solidworks 95 (1995)• Acquired by Dassault Systems for $310 Million• Methodology used – Parasolid• Available in Windows• Product Data Management tools

Enterprise PDM Workgroup PDM


EPDM & WPDM

VAULT

C 1

WPDMTEAM 1

TEAM 2

EPDM

Shari

ngSharing

C2


Enterprise Product Data Management(EPDM)

Fig 1: EPDM


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EPDM• Allows users Operating In Various Location• Features Secure Vaulting Electronic Workflow File Management Revision Design Reuse


Secure File Vaulting

• Securely Control access to sensitive Information• Managed and Secured User Access• Features Secure Data Access Electronic Workflow File Routing Centralized Storage, Automatic Vault Replication


Secure Data Access

PURPOSE• Establish and assign User Rights• User Id and Password• Management of Access

G1

G2

W1

C

W2

X1

X2


Electronic Workflow• Graphical Representation

MANAGER

DESIGN TEAM

Req StatusDesign

Approval


File Routing

PURPOSE• Automatic Routing• Notification• Automatic Trigger

MANAGER

DESIGN TEAM PRODUCTION

DesignApproval

Trigger


Centralized Vault and Replication

PURPOSE• Enable Creation and

Maintenance• Secure Backup

• Vault Replication

CV

C1C2

NC

update

changeUpdate change

Replicate


Engineering Change Management• Automated Electronic Workflow(Paper work to Electronic)

fig 2: A Process Workflow


[http://solidsolutions.co.uk]

Electronic Approval

Apply Electronic signature & Double Signature

Eliminate Guesswork Track History



Fig 3: Electronic Signature

Engineering Change Document

Documentation becomes Electronic

Add Data Automatically(MS Word and Excel)

Notify All Departments



Fig 4: Notification

File Management• Manages all types of Development Files• Robust File Management Centralized Storage & Vault Replication• Little User Head

Fig 5: File Management


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File Management• File Reference

Management Managing File Reference Update Information



Fig 6: Reference Management

Design Reuse

• Save time, Control cost & Improve Quality


Old modelNew model

Design Reuse(cont.)• Advanced searching Save favorites Content search

• Integrated File Preview

• File Structure copy and Rename

Repurpose model Change name Add Drawing



Fig 7: Search utilities

Revision Management• Innovative Product Development• Revision Control Defined revision properties Control file access

• Automated File Versioning Disk space and User Access Create New Version Controlled Old version Access Scheduled Archiving Apply Unique Comments


Fig 8: Versions http://solidsolutions.co.uk

Revision Management(Cont.)

Fig 9: Approval Process


https://forum.solidworks.com

Workgroup Product Data Management(WPDM)

• Structure of WPDM Vault Client Owner Vault Admin

C2


Fig 10: WPDM

WPDM (Cont.)

• Allows less number of Users• Benefits Secured Revision Control Reference tracking Local Sharing


Reference Tracking

• Tracking between the Files• Bi-directional Tracking


PARTS ASSEMBLY

Local Sharing

• Local BUT Collaborative • Usually LAN based Communication Client Client


Drive Server Drive

Separate Drive

Client ClientDrive

Server

Same Drive

File Formats

• Uses MICROSOFT Structured Storage file format - Compound File Binary Format

• Several Files Embedded in these formats - Drawing file, - Assembly file , - Part file, - Meta data sub-files

• TransMagic Plug in – enables Import/Export


File Formats(cont.)

• Formats(Solidworks open/ save) Solidworks files-

(*.sldprt(part),*.sldasm(assembly),*.slddrw(Drawing)) Parasolid -(*.x_t, *.x_b) Catia Graphics- (*.cgr) IGES-(*.igs) Pro E - (*.xpr) STEP -(*.stp)


Open Question

PDM versus PLM

which one is the best?


.

PDM PLM

Development Tool Development and Re-engineering tool

Suitable for Industries of All Sizes Suitable only for Large scale Industries

Faster and Easier Takes long time

Cost Less tool Always Costly

System Can become PLM later System is always PLM

Solidworks Catia


• Depends on the Application we are going to Design

Table 1: PDM vs PLM

Reference• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolidWorks• solidworks.com/sw/products/product-data-management(Solidworks)• ntcadcam.co.uk/products/product-data-management-pdm(NT CADCAM)• 3dvision.com/wordpress/solidworks-enterprise-pdm-epdm(3D Vision

Technologies)• help.solidworks.com/2013/English/SolidWorks/pdmworks(Dassault

Systems)• solidworks.com/sw/docs/PDMvsPLM_2010_ENG_FINAL.pdf(Solidworks)• youtube.com/watch?v=4aQ14JJDSSs(Prism Engineering)• youtube.com/watch?v=yu2yPmFWTKs(Solidxperts EN)


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