3DSearch Tool - PDM Search Capabilities in 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Summary
SOLIDWORKS PDM has a strong base of support, but today, in the context of our increasingly remote workforce where design teams don’t reside in the same office or on the same network, other data management solutions such as the 3DEXPERIENCE platform may be a better fit. You can confirm your company’s auto-naming scheme by navigating to one of your SOLIDWORKS files in the platform, accessing its Information card, and looking at the “Name” property. As for other metadata, such as check-out status or approval state, one just needs to understand the slight differences in terminology between the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and SOLIDWORKS PDM. • Type “xcad” (or “prd”, depending on your tenant’s settings) in the 3DSearch bar at the top of the screen to search all SOLIDWORKS parts and assemblies. So while the 3DEXPERIENCE platform isn’t an exact one-for-one replacement of SOLIDWORKS PDM, when it comes to everyday activities like inspecting files at the end of a workday, it does offer an attractive alternative.