WHAT'S NEW SOLIDWORKS ENTERPRISE PDM 2014

A summary of the exciting new features!

• Automated Cache Management : New options for managing user and group caches are available. Clear the cache on logout and refresh on login (Get Latest Version on folder contents) provide often requested functionality.

• Consolidated Delayed in State Notifications:  Files set to notify when “delayed in state” for a specified period of time are now consolidated into a single summary notification. Previously each file had a notification email which could be overwhelming in heavy traffic environments.

• Dynamic Notification Recipients Filter:  When specifying dynamic notification recipients now, a filter field to eliminate long scrolling sessions for large user bases is provided.

• Extracting Hidden SolidWorks BOMs:  Bill of Materials hidden in solidworks may now be extracted on check in to Enterprise PDM.

• Flexible “Always work with latest version of files” Option:  You may now optionally enable “Get Version” (user specifies) separately for the solidworks add in while using the setting “Always work with latest version of files”.

• Flexible Retrieval of Referenced Files During Check Out: Users now have the option to get latest version of referenced files when checking out a parent file.

• Increased Workflow Performance: Changing states, particularly in high latency environments should take less time.

• Navigating Tree Structures:  Controls have been added to allow expanding and collapsing of reference tree’s and jumping quickly between warnings.

• User Defined Custom Columns: You can add custom columns now to the Check In, Check Out, Undo Checkout, and Copy Tree dialog boxes and to the Contains and Where Used Preview tabs.

• Version Comparison of Referenced Files:  In the Enterprise PDM Add-in for SolidWorks, you can set the Task pane display information to include a Reference version column.

• Version Free Variables and Workflow Transitions: When you include version free variables in the data card of a file, you can use a workflow transition to update the content of the variables without creating a new version of the file.

• Visibility of Child Quick Information Warnings in Parent Assemblies:  The Child Quick info column in the Enterprise PDM SolidWorks add-in now provides status of the in-session SolidWorks file and its references. These icons now appear at the top assembly level for all lower level files.