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    Leaning towards DriveWorks, but TactonWorks looks interesting

    I have pushed Design tables as far as I can, DriveworksXpress has given me a good start and a demo set for the decision makers. I have a quote for DirveWorks, I also have a history with the people there, good folks who are competant and quick with a smile. Is there any advantages with...
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    Saving SolidWorks Drawings into AutoCad format

    Saving Drawings into Autocad format is working well, using the mapping functionality to place certain types of things onto layers. The tool allows you to choose dimensions onto it's own layer for example as you export, it recognizes the different features on a drawing well enough and the map...
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    copy on insert from Design Library

    Hello, I have parts and assemblies that I pull from my design library, has anyone written a macro that streamlines the copy to new files names? I want the files independent from the design library as they typically get modified a little different each time. And no a design table/configuration...
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    searching and form filling software

    For projects we need to manually search thru documents and find answers to the same questions on a recurring basis. Essentially there is a form that is filled with technical data pulled from documents that could either be from the customer or internally created. It is time consuming because...
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    Use of "Items" within PDM Enterprise

    Hello, Does anyone have any feedback on the use of Items that PDM Enterprise has? Where the sweet spot is? what they are "Best for" and when that "Best for" situation begins to break down? smilin Snowshoe2
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    email management within PDM Enterprise

    Hello, Any experience with using the email manager product that d2m3 sells that stores emails within the Enterprise vault? We primarily do project engineering and there could be great value in gathering the communications together with all the other data...
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    Input devices for SolidWorks, Anything New?

    Hello, Anyone using something other than a mouse to design in SW? Been around long enough to have actually used a digitizer with Anvil 1000, so I always wander if there is any new trends with touchpads (or whatever) that I could look at. Have used 3dconnexion products, a variety of mice, never...
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    Design Automation Software

    Hello, Evaluating Driveworks, Tacton and KBMax as design automation software (using SolidWorks), any others I should look at? Any comments on ease of setting up new projects with the listed packages? Driveworks looks like the hardest. Thanks Snowshoe2
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    PDM, ECM and CRM Review

    So, We are taking a large bite to move forward and implementing PDM, and possibly CRM (Customer Relationship Management). We are a manufacturing company that use Solidworks and need a PDM system to manage data, currently the short list is SW PDM Enterprise and Adept Synergis. Have used SW...

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