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SOLIDWORKS PDM has an inherent function that allows you to create PDM users directly in the admin tool, and those users and credentials are unique to the vault. SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional also integrates with your Active Directory (or “AD”) listings so that Windows users can be imported into the vault, allowing users to utilize a single sign-on where their PDM credentials and Windows credentials are the same. This saves some time creating users, but also makes for a pretty convenient way to access your vault.
In recent years, there has been an influx of SOLIDWORKS PDM questions concerning the inability to connect to PDM servers through a VPN (Virtual Private Network). This article offers some considerations to take when working from home using VPN connections.
If you use Windows logins with SOLIDWORKS PDM, there’s a good chance you’ll run into this scenario at one point or another. Generally, it presents itself as one user getting an error about their credentials being wrong when logging in – most commonly “Username or password invalid” or “The entered username or password is incorrect”.
SOLIDWORKS PDM is a client-server software that requires various network connections to function properly. There are numerous ways to check on those connections to ensure everything is working as it should – or to identify the problem when it’s not.
Many companies move from CATIA V5 to 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA because of its powerful collaborative features, cloud database, and live updates. In this article, we review some helpful tips when transitioning to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and highlight features that will make your life as a designer easier.
Abaqus licenses are hosted from a license server which all clients must be able to access on the network. There are a few options of license systems used to host an Abaqus license and the procedures to install or update the license are very different for each type.
When moving from your current DraftSight installation to one on a new machine, most people do not want to spend a whole day reorganizing their interface and settings. Copying your Workspace settings from one machine to another follows slightly different steps than moving your profiles.
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional has a powerful feature in data cards known as an input formula. Using this option allows for the post-processing of information on the data card itself upon user interaction. An input formula allows an Editbox control to concatenate text from different fields, do arithmetic functions, or even evaluate alias sets.
As the global manufacturing market shifts with increased demand for personalized products and on-demand production, 3D printing finds an ever-growing range of applications. 3D printing is the process of creating a 3D object from a digital file. Since its inception with Stereolithography and FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) in the 1980s, 3D printing has evolved into a whole portfolio of technologies, becoming ever more accessible and affordable for businesses of all sizes.