There may be times where you will want a Bill of Materials report in Manage to display the SOLIDWORKS PDM workflow state.\u00a0 To do this requires some additional setup work.<\/p>\n
To display the PDM workflow state in a Manage report you first need to create a PDM variable and add it to the data card.\u00a0 To avoid any manual changes, the text box should be read-only and have a default value of the first workflow state for newly added files.\u00a0 In the below image, a variable called \u201cPDM Status\u201d was created and connected it to a text box on the data card.\u00a0 The text box is read-only and has a default value of the first workflow state, \u201cDevelopment\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Edit the workflow and modify the transitions to include an action to set the \u201cPDM Status\u201d variable to the destination state name.\u00a0 Adding the action to all transitions will update the variable anytime the file changes states.<\/p>\n
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In Manage, edit the PDM Object (Options > Administration Options > Structures > Documents & Records, and edit the PDM vault).\u00a0 On the Connection page of the wizard, select \u201cEnable Synchronization and get all PDM objects\u201d and run the synchronization.<\/p>\n
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The \u201cPDM Status\u201d variable will now be seen on the Fields page.<\/p>\n
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On the Bill of Materials page, edit the BOM and create a new field.<\/p>\n
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The new field will be a Mapped Field.<\/p>\n
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Under the Options tab, you\u2019ll need to map the field to the field of the file.<\/p>\n
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On the Views tab, edit the view and set the PDM Status field to visible.<\/p>\n
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On the Reports page, edit the Report<\/p>\n
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Add the PDM Status column to the report.<\/p>\n
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Now, after files are transitioned through the PDM workflow, the Manage report will now contain the PDM Status.<\/p>\n
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About DWG Files in SOLIDWORKS PDM<\/h2>\n
By James Falconer<\/em><\/p>\n DWG files are one of the most popular filetypes that SOLIDWORKS PDM manages within a vault. Did you know that both SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and PDM Pro give you the ability to manage these files? And no add-ins are needed when you are using Windows Explorer to manage them!<\/p>\n How is SOLIDWORKS PDM able to manage DWG files?<\/strong><\/p>\n We use the ODA API to read DWG files. The ODA (OpenDWG Alliance) is a group of over 1,000 companies that support the development of tools that allow our software to read and write to DWG files.<\/p>\n Are there different DWG file formats?<\/strong><\/p>\n About once every 3 years there is a new major release of the DWG format. You can tell which version file format you have by simply opening the DWG file in a text reader, such as Notepad (for small files), or Notepad++ (for larger files).<\/p>\n The first 6 characters will tell you which DWG file format you are viewing. In the image above we can tell it is a DWG file format from 2018 \u2013 2020 because the first 6 characters are AC1032<\/strong>. AutoCAD<\/strong> 2018 \u2013 AutoCAD<\/strong> 2020: AC1032<\/strong> Does SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard support DWG files?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes! SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard allows you the ability to manage DWG files in the Windows Explorer Vault View. You are able to manage DWG files just like many other filetypes; Push them through a workflow, check them out, view the data card, etc.<\/p>\n Do I need the AutoCAD, or DraftSight add-in to manage DWG files inside a vault?<\/strong><\/p>\n No! You only need to own a license of SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard or SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro to manage DWG files from within the vault. The ODI integration is part of both SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard and SOLIDWORKS PDM Pro.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s it for this month. Thanks for reading this edition of SOLIDWORKS Support News.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Edit-with-Notepad-300x143.png\")
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\nFor reference, here are the DWG file versions for the previous 12 years;<\/p>\n
\nAutoCAD<\/strong> 2013 \u2013 AutoCAD<\/strong> 2017: AC1027<\/strong>
\nAutoCAD<\/strong> 2010 \u2013 AutoCAD<\/strong> 2012: AC1024<\/strong>
\nAutoCAD<\/strong> 2007 \u2013 AutoCAD<\/strong> 2009: AC1021<\/strong><\/p>\nNoteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base<\/h2>\n
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Technical Alert: Important Information Regarding SOLIDWORKS 2020 SP0<\/b>
\nFor more information, check out Solution Id: S-077218<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SOLIDWORKS-Electrical-Icon.png\"){kind=icon}
If SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Electrical crashes on startup how do I fix a problem where the event log shows that the SOLIDWORKSElectrical.exe error model is ole32.dll?<\/b>
\nFor more information on this, see Solution Id: S-076997<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture1.png\")
General Hotfix for SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM 2018 and 2019 \u2013 File Version Upgrade Tool (SPR#1151052)<\/b>
\nFor more information, see Solution Id: S-077143<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screen-capture4.png\")
For a Nonlinear study that uses viscoelastic material under constant loading, why do the stress results show no sign of stress relaxation no matter how much I increase the total solution time?
\n<\/b>For more information on this, check out Solution Id: S-076990<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Flow-Simulation-icon.png\"){kind=icon}
In SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Flow Simulation, is it possible to simulate an adiabatic compression like in a combustion engine?<\/b>
\nFor more information, check out Solution Id: S-077066<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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