Managing access to files stored on network drives is difficult and does not provide many options for controlling read/write access. SOLIDWORKS® data management solutions can control access so the right users have access based on where a file is in its approval process.
Without an integrated data management system, creating and managing multiple versions or revisions of CAD and other types of files is very difficult. If each file type has multiple versions, controlling access manually is nearly impossible.
Reading data from a Bill of Material (BOM) on an engineering drawing and manually entering it into a business system, can cost time and introduce errors. With SOLIDWORKS data management, BOM data can be accessed directly from the system and sent automatically to the business system.
