Top 10 Reasons why SolidWorks is better with EPDM
They say it takes 3 things to keep that Crazy little thing called “love” strong in a relationship: Hard work Passion Always remembering the reason for why the love started in the first place. At CAPINC, our Sales and Engineering teams love our customers! We always remember that YOU and your success are why we [...]
Rev Control on Multi-Sheet drawings or Configurations
Is it possible to Revision Control a SolidWorks or AutoCAD Drawing with multiple sheets with different revisions, versions or workflow states? The answer to this question is yes, this is possible. The reason to do this is most prevalent on process sheet drawings. A company may execute a workflow that approves each process of making [...]
Windows Explorer and SolidWorks Enterprise PDM: Cage Match
Brace yourselves for a battle of epic proportions. We have two Heavyweight contenders ready to duke it out; SolidWorks Enterprise PDM and Microsoft Windows Explorer. The match rules are simple: Manage a new project, which undergoes design changes and ensure a secure and auditable environment for keeping track of revisions. As a bonus, the contenders [...]
Virtual Components in the land of PDM
In the land of SolidWorks Assemblies exists a funny creature called the “Virtual Component”. Virtual components are typically used in top-down design when you need to create a new part in the context of an existing assembly. During the conceptual design process, when you frequently experiment with and make changes to the assembly structure and components, [...]
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM is the BOM!
I just ran a webinar that shows how BOM’s created in SolidWorks CAD software are passed intact to EPDM, reducing rework. “Named” BOMs, which can be used beyond the engineering organization, are now associated with the SolidWorks assembly. This means that if a designer changes a part, the BOM is automatically updated. In addition, named [...]
