Creo Distributed Services Manager..................................... 3

[CAD2015]

Hi,

What is the use of the Creo Distributed Services Manager?

Thanks,

 

[dgeesaman]

It's a software tool that allows computers on a local network with Creo products installed to perform work for a centrally managed resource. So CPU- and memory-intensive activities such as FEA runs or executing fully automated Creo models can be handled without a dedicated mega-server. Perhaps for example, all newly-released drawings get a PDF file created automatically, or FEA simulations can be queued to run overnight/over the weekend.

Nowadays I'm not sure about its usage since cloud computing is easily accessible. But I it could remain quite popular for customers who have large automations they've built and/or customers who can't allow their data to leave their local network.

 

[CAD2015]

dgeesaman,​

Thanks for your reply.
What crossed my mind after your reply is that this software is a Product Data Management (similar to Siemens Teamcenter, Enovia, etc.);
Was I right?

Thanks,

 

[3DDave]

It is a tool for distributed solving of computational problems that can be managed with batch files that apply the same command sequences to a range of input files.

Intralink and Windchill are PDM systems.

Have you looked at the PTC website? It has a lot of this information.

 

[CAD2015]

OK,
I looked at the PTC website
I was wrong.
Thanks again, I got it.

 

[dgeesaman]

Have you looked at the PTC website? It has a lot of this information.

Sadly, software is one of the most jargon-intensive, obfuscated products I've ever had the 'privilege' of shopping for.

I've been using PTC products for 25 years and when I go on their website (or most any corporate software website) I mostly cannot decipher what things do or how they could save us time/money. It seems the entire market subsists on selling to managers who don't understand what they're buying and then forces the technical team to put their complete trust in a reseller to convey reality into plain language. I've only ever managed to penetrate this to achieve understanding by interviewing the reseller with direct questions and using demos to determine what does and does not really happen, separate which features are marketing window dressing vs. reliable core functions.

It also helps to be in contact with other CAD administrators. If you're a full-time CAD administrator the issues I had probably don't matter much because it's your daily life. If you're leading technical choices for a small team with a tight budget, it can be tough to only look at these things once every few years.

dgeesaman,​

Thanks for your reply.
What crossed my mind after your reply is that this software is a Product Data Management (similar to Siemens Teamcenter, Enovia, etc.);
Was I right?

Thanks,

It is not. PDM to me, is a database/file storage system that provides permission-controlled access to engineering data files. Mostly CAD files. PDM generally also manages these files/documents in their working stages as well as their released condition. Creo Distributed Services Manager seems to be an older item that leverages unused PCs computing power to perform off-line program executions. It might support PDM activities like generating PDFs of Creo drawings or running Modelcheck analyses of Creo content but it's not the PDM. I've not worked with it but I can see how it was valuable before server horsepower became affordable.

There are many other functions of PDM but to me that is the core function.