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Inventor PDM:
Software Reference Guide
February 2007 2007 Product Data Management (PDM) Roundup! This year in the 2007 PDM Roundup readers can expect an overview which includes a description of PDM, issues PDM systems address and customer needs/concerns, the latest trends, the key to managing data, PDM verses PLM and also a section on what the future looks like for PDM. Plus, find out about the PDM software offerings from the top vendors and see what users had to say about the products. Not only will the side bar have information about the hottest PDM software on the market, but also alternative solutions, add-ins and more. In addition, read the case studies for more product information and success stories.
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Questionnaire Assetium AutoDesk Inc. Concurrent Systems Product Name? @UDROS PLM suite Productstream 2008, 2008
Professional DesignDataManager
Integrated into CAD Systems? CATIA V5, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Pro/E, AutoCAD, ME10, Tell
Inv- 10, 11. Productstream 2008- 11, Inv 2008. AutoCAD Electrical– 2006, 2007. Productstream 2008- ACE 2007, 2008. AutoCAD Mechanical- 2006, 2007. Productstream 2008- ACM 2007, 2008. AutoCAD- 2006, 2007. Productstream 2008- ACAD 2007, 2008. Solidworks 2006. Wildfire 2.
Inventor, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Pro/E, IronCAD, AutoCAD, ME10
Non-CAD Systems Integrated With?
MS Office, MS Project, Open Office, Outlook connectors, Integrate ERP or SCM, SMTP server mail
SAP R3, Microsoft Dynamics
MS Office, PDF, any Windows Single File Type
Access Data from Multiple, Dissimilar CAD Systems?
Yes SolidWorks 2006, Wildfire 2 Yes
2D/3D Viewer? 2D thumbnails, Edrawings Pro or Autovue connectors
Autodesk Design Review 2007, & 2008 w/Productstream 2008
Yes
Central Database + Remote Doc Vaults?
Yes Centralized metadata storage & local file stores
MS SQL database & replicated vaults
Multiple Levels of Security? Yes Roles, States, Permissions, Groups, Affectivity
Yes
Single User Interface? 2 Types of User Interface (frequent or occasional access)
Yes Yes
Automatic Titleblock Update? Yes Yes Yes Generate Image Files for Previewing?
Yes Yes-DWF Yes
Extract BOM, Associated Data, & History?
Yes Yes Yes
Manage Parametric Parts & Assemblies?
Yes Yes Yes
Support of Multiple Sites Via Internet/Land Lines?
Vault and/or database replication
Yes Yes
Provide Structure “Where Used” Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Yes Yes Yes
Configurable Restrictions for User(s), Group(s)?
Yes Yes Yes
Customer-Defined Change, Release Management?
Yes Yes Yes
Operating System(s)? Full web architecture: Windows or Linux /Internet Browse for users
MS Windows Windows 2000, 2003, XP
Database(s)? INGRES (open source), Oracle
SQL Server 2000, Oracle (Productstream Pro)
MS SQL Server 2005 Express, and MS SQL Server
Average Implementation Time?
Generally 10-25 days within 3-6 month period
10 Days 1 day
Price Per Seat? Floating Licenses- contact resellers
$200US -- $1,800US From $1,000US
Web Address www.assetium.com/EN www.autodesk.com www.csi-europe.comContact Julien Cimetière Jim White CSI or Resellers Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +33(0)-4-78-68-46-41 503-560-3508 N/A
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Questionnaire MechWorks Engineering PLM Solutions
Javelin Technologies
Product Name? DBWorks/DBInventor RuleDesigner PDM PDMWorks Enterprise Integrated into CAD Systems? Inventor, AutoCAD,
SolidWorks, ME10 Inventor, CATIA V5, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ME10
Inventor, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD
Non-CAD Systems Integrated With?
Word, Excel Oracle, MySQL Server, Access Office, PDF
All Windows compatible applications
Access Data from Multiple, Dissimilar CAD Systems?
Yes Yes Yes
2D/3D Viewer? Yes Yes Free, integrated in Windows Explorer, and views over 250 file types
Central Database + Remote Doc Vaults?
Replicated databases and remote vaults
Yes Yes
Multiple Levels of Security? Yes Yes Yes Single User Interface? Yes Yes Yes Automatic Titleblock Update? Yes Yes Yes Generate Image Files for Previewing?
Yes No Native 2D/3D file preview
Extract BOM, Associated Data, & History?
Yes Yes Yes
Manage Parametric Parts & Assemblies?
Yes Yes Yes
Support of Multiple Sites Via Internet/Land Lines?
Yes Yes Multi-Site adaptive replication included
Provide Structure “Where Used” Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Yes Yes Yes
Configurable Restrictions for User(s), Group(s)?
Yes for groups Yes Yes
Customer-Defined Change, Release Management?
Yes Yes Yes
Operating System(s)? Windows 2000, XP, VISTA Windows (client), Windows or Linux (server)
Windows NT, 2000, XP
Database(s)? SQL Server, Oracle, MDB Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Access
SQL Server included
Average Implementation Time?
2 to 5 days 5 days. Really depends on size, legacy data, & industry
5-8 days
Price Per Seat? $500US -- $1,100US From $1000US -- $4600US $595US - $1,795US depending on functionality
Web Address www.mechworks.com www.ruledesigner.com www.javelin-tech.comContact Gaetano Tavano Gianfranco Biguzzi Rob MacEwen Email [email protected] [email protected]
Phone +39(0)-51-58-22-94 +39(0)-5-47-63-08-42 905-815-1906 x238
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Questionnaire SofTech Inc. Synergis Software Product Name? ProductCenter Synergis Adept Enterprise Data
Management Integrated into CAD Systems? Inventor, CATIA, Pro/E, SolidWorks,
AutoCAD, CADRA, UGS, ME10 Inventor, AutoCAD design products, SolidWorks
Non-CAD Systems Integrated With? MS Office, Adobe FrameMaker MS Office, all Windows files Access Data from Multiple, Dissimilar CAD Systems?
Yes Yes
2D/3D Viewer? Integration with Autovue from Cimmetry Systems Inc
Built in Cimmetry Viewer displays over 350 formats
Central Database + Remote Doc Vaults? Yes Yes Multiple Levels of Security? Yes Yes Single User Interface? Yes Yes Automatic Titleblock Update? Yes Yes Generate Image Files for Previewing? Yes Yes Extract BOM, Associated Data, & History?
Yes Yes with API
Manage Parametric Parts & Assemblies? Yes Yes Support of Multiple Sites Via Internet/Land Lines?
Yes Yes
Provide Structure “Where Used” Data for Parts, Docs., Folders?
Yes Yes
Configurable Restrictions for User(s), Group(s)?
Yes Yes
Customer-Defined Change, Release Management?
Yes Yes
Operating System(s)? Windows, Solaris, HP-UX Microsoft XP (Professional or Home Edition)
Database(s)? Oracle, MS SQL Server MySQL Pro, MS SQL Server, Oracle Average Implementation Time? Less then 1 month 7-10 days Price Per Seat? Contact Vendor $1,600US per for MySQL, Oracle, and
MS SQL Web Address www.softech.com www.synergis-adept.comContact Erin Kelley Martha K. Lubow
Email [email protected] [email protected] 978-640-6222 x222 215-529-9900 x110
